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Blanche Roosevelt
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Blanche Roosevelt was an American opera singer, author and journalist. She is best remembered for creating the role of Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan when that opera premiered on Broadway in 1879.
Blanche Roosevelt by José María Mora, 1870s?
Blanche Roosevelt by José María Mora, 1870s?
Photograph by Napoleon Sarony, circa 1879
Photograph by Napoleon Sarony, circa 1879
Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London
Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London
The Pirates of Penzance
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The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. Its official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 December 1879, where it was well received by both audiences and critics. Its London debut was on 3 April 1880, at the Opera Comique, where it ran for 363 performances.
Drawing of the Act I finale
Drawing of the Act I finale
The Pirate Publisher – An International Burlesque that has the Longest Run on Record, from Puck, 1886: Gilbert is seen as one of the British authors w
The Pirate Publisher – An International Burlesque that has the Longest Run on Record, from Puck, 1886: Gilbert is seen as one of the British authors whose works are stolen by the pirate publisher.
George Grossmith as General Stanley, wearing Wolseley's trademark moustache
George Grossmith as General Stanley, wearing Wolseley's trademark moustache
Marion Hood: "Yes, 'tis Mabel!"
Marion Hood: "Yes, 'tis Mabel!"