W. H. Denny
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W. H. Denny was an English singer and actor in comic operas, operettas and musical theatre. He is best remembered for his portrayal of baritone roles in the Savoy operas.
Denny in 1892
Denny with Jessie Bond in The Yeomen of the Guard, 1888
as The Grand Inquisitor in The Gondoliers
as Scaphio in Utopia, Limited
Haddon Hall (opera)
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Haddon Hall is an English light opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by Sydney Grundy. The opera, set at the eponymous hall, dramatises the legend of Dorothy Vernon's elopement with John
W. H. Denny
…in The Nautch Girl (1891). He next played Bedford Rowe in the revival of The Vicar of Bray (1892), and he created the character of The McCrankie in Haddon Hall (1892), leaving the company when the run was completed. In 1893, he appeared in a musical comedy called Poor Jonathan before returning to D'Oyly Carte…
Programme for Haddon Hall, 1893
John D'Auban rehearsing W. H. Denny for Haddon Hall
Haddon Hall's long gallery, c. 1890
Courtice Pounds (John Manners) and Lucille Hill (Dorothy Vernon), 1892