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
Sweethearts is a comic play billed as a "dramatic contrast" in two acts by W. S. Gilbert. The play tells a sentimental and ironic story of the differing recollections of a man and a woman about their
Scene from the original production – Act I
1886 programme for a U.S. production starring May Fortescue