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Routledge Gilbert and Sullivan: Class and the Savoy Tradition, 1875-1896

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This scholarly examination by Regina B. Oost explores how Richard D'Oyly Carte, W.S. Gilbert, and Arthur Sullivan built the Savoy opera empire through strategic audience engagement and cultural positioning. Drawing on extensive archival research across the United Kingdom and the United States, Oost analyses advertisements, promotional materials, programs, letters, diaries, and account books to reveal the business and artistic strategies behind the Savoy's success. The book contextualises Savoy operas within the broader West End theatrical landscape, comparing Carte's innovative promotional methods with those of contemporary theatre managers including Henry Irving, John Hollingshead, and Marie and Squire Bancroft. This detailed investigation illuminates how class dynamics and social expectations shaped both the creation and reception of Gilbert and Sullivan's operatic works during the crucial period from 1875 to 1896, offering readers insight into the commercial and cultural forces that established the Savoy tradition as a defining feature of Victorian theatre.

Key Features

Examines archival resources from the United Kingdom and the United States to reconstruct the promotional strategies of Richard D'Oyly Carte, W.S. Gilbert, and Arthur Sullivan.

Analyses primary source materials including advertisements, promotional materials, programs, letters, diaries, and account books to understand audience expectations.

Places Savoy operas within the context of other West End productions and compares promotional methods used by theatre managers Henry Irving, John Hollingshead, and Marie and Squire Bancroft.

Published by Routledge as part of The Nineteenth Century Series, offering scholarly perspective on 1875-1896 theatrical history and cultural dynamics.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
28 December 2009
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18 August 2009

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