Charity (play)
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Charity is a drama in four acts by W. S. Gilbert that explores the issue of a woman who had lived with a man as his wife without ever having married. The play analyses and critiques the double standar
Fanny Davenport as Ruth in a New York revival
The Wicked World
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The Wicked World is a blank verse play by W. S. Gilbert in three acts. It opened at the Haymarket Theatre on 4 January 1873 and ran for a successful 145 performances, closing on 21 June 1873. The play
W.S. Gilbert in about 1870
Script formerly belonging to Gilbert's mother, with her signature "Anne Gilbert" on the cover