J. M. Gordon
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John McRobbie Gordon, né John McRobbie was a Scottish singer, actor, stage manager and director, known as an influential stage director of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company after the death of W. S. Gilbe
J. M. Gordon
(l to r) Gordon, Norris, Winifred Lawson, Leo Sheffield, Henry Lytton, Eileen Sharp and Darrell Fancourt – publicity shot for Princess Ida, 1924
Darrell Fancourt
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Darrell Louis Fancourt Leverson, known as Darrell Fancourt, was an English bass-baritone and actor, known for his performances and recordings of the Savoy operas.
J. M. Gordon
…musical director, Harry Norris, to create the radically shortened "Savoy Edition" of Cox and Box, and he approved any changes to stage business, such as Darrell Fancourt's introduction of the Mikado's famous laugh. His relations with Malcolm Sargent, whom Carte brought in to conduct London seasons in 1926 and 1929–30…
Fancourt circa 1920
Fancourt as Lord Mountararat in Iolanthe
Fancourt as Sergeant Meryll in The Yeomen of the Guard
Fancourt as the Mikado