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The Savoy Company
Founded in 1901, The Savoy Company is the oldest amateur theater company in the world dedicated solely to the production of the 13 surviving operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Savoy Company has performed at the spacious Academy of Music (since 1926, where it is the oldest tenant) and Longwood Gardens, where it was invited by founder Pierre S. du Pont.Fletcher, Juliet"''Yeomen of the Guard'': The Savoy Company celebrates 100 years of taking on Gilbert and Sullivan", CityPaper, September 2001, accessed February 25, 2012 The company gives Philadelphia audiences an opportunity to see full-blown productions of the Gilbert and Sullivan works with full orchestra and comparatively opulent production values, compared with most amateur theatre groups. The company's productions typically reach an annual audience of approximately 8,000 people through two performances at the Academy of Music, one of the oldest grand opera houses in the country, and two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikado 02 - Weir Collection
Mikado may refer to: * Emperor of Japan or Arts and entertainment * ''The Mikado'', an 1885 comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan * The Mikado (1939 film), ''The Mikado'' (1939 film), an adaptation of the opera, directed by Victor Schertzinger * The Mikado (1967 film), ''The Mikado'' (1967 film), an adaptation of the opera, directed by Stuart Burge * The Mikado (Millennium), "The Mikado" (''Millennium''), a 1998 television episode * Mikado (game), a pick-up sticks game * Mikado (song), "Mikado" (song), by Simone Drexel, the Swiss entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 * Mikado, a List of DC Comics characters: M, DC Comics character Biology * Mikado pheasant (''Syrmaticus mikado'') * ''Mikado'', a genus of beetles in family Ptiliidae * 'Mikado', a cultivar of ''Syngonanthus chrysanthus'' * ''Forficula mikado'', a species of earwig in the family Forficulidae * ''Kempina mikado'', a species of mantis shrimp in the family Squillidae Places * Mikado Glacier, a glacier in Alexand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |