George Grossmith was an English comedian, writer, composer, actor, and singer. His performing career spanned more than four decades. As a writer and composer, he created 18 comic operas, nearly 100 mu
Grossmith, as illustrated in The Idler magazine, 1893
Grossmith's father
1878 programme for Cups and Saucers and H.M.S. Pinafore
Richard D'Oyly Carte was an English talent agent, theatrical impresario, composer, and hotelier during the latter half of the Victorian era. He built two of London's theatres and a hotel empire, while
Richard D'Oyly Carte
Carte's father, Richard
Programme for Trial by Jury, 1875
Helen Carte, formerly Helen Lenoir, Carte's assistant and second wife