The Yeomen of the Guard; or, The Merryman and His Maid, is a Savoy Opera, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre on 3 October 1888 and ran for 4
Scene from The Yeomen of the Guard D'Oyly Carte Opera Company 1906 Revival
1883 poster similar to the one Gilbert said gave him the inspiration for the opera
W. H. Denny (Wilfred) and Jessie Bond (Phœbe), 1888
Souvenir illustration from the New York Casino Theatre production, 1888
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company was a professional British light opera company that, from the 1870s until 1982, staged Gilbert and Sullivan's Savoy operas nearly year-round in the UK and sometimes tour
Theatre poster for The Mikado
Helen Lenoir, later Helen Carte
Scene from 1886 Savoy Theatre souvenir programme