For nearly 150 years, Gilbert and Sullivan have pervasively influenced popular culture in the English-speaking world. Lines and quotations from the Gilbert and Sullivan operas have become part of the
Political parody celebrating the bicentennial of Albany, New York
Poster tagline adapted from The Mikado
Psmith in Blandings (Leave it to Psmith) ed. 1936
Advertisement featuring Mikado characters
Rupert D'Oyly Carte
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Rupert D'Oyly Carte was an English hotelier, theatre owner and impresario, best known as proprietor of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and Savoy Hotel from 1913 to 1948.
Rupert D'Oyly Carte, c. 1910
Rupert's father, Richard D'Oyly Carte
Souvenir programme cover: 1919–20 season
1921 cartoon: D'Oyly Carte audiences