
For nearly a decade, Gilbert and Sullivan’s collaborations have delighted the English people. But in 1884, as a London heat wave cuts into the theater trade, their latest work, "Princess Ida", receives lukewarm press. In an effort to reconcile their creative differences and drawing inspiration from Japanese culture, they went on to create the hit opera "The Mikado", one of the duo's greatest successes.

as W. S. Gilbert

as Sir Arthur Sullivan

as Richard Temple (The Mikado)

as Lucy Gilbert

as Richard D'Oyly Carte

as Helen Lenoir

as Durward Lely (Nanki-Poo)

as Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)

as Jessie Bond

as George Grossmith

as Fanny Ronalds

as Richard Barker

as John D'Auban

as Gilbert's Father

as Rutland Barrington

as Sybil Grey

as Mr. Seymour

as Wilhelm

as Frank Cellier

as Mr Price

as Gilbert's Mother

as Florence Gilbert

as Maude Gilbert

as Pidgeon

as Frederick Bovill

as Louis

as Rosinda Brandram

as Mrs Judd

as Clothilde

as Mrs. Russell

as Dancer

as First Kabuki Actor

as Shamisen Player

as Miss 'Sixpence Please'

as Second Kabuki Actor

as Madame Leon

as Butt

as Madame

as Mademoiselle Fromage

as Miss Morton

as Mad Woman

as Miss Tringham

as Mr. Hammond

as Miss Fitzherbert

as Miss Kingsley

as Miss Monroe

as Miss Barnes

as Mr Kent

as Miss Carlyle

as Mr Tripp

as Mr Bentley

as Mr Evans

as Miss Carlyle

as Miss Langton-James

as Miss Woods

as Miss Coleford

as Miss Biddles

as Miss Brown

as Miss Warren

as Mr Rhys

as Mr Lewis

as Miss Jardine

as Mr Conyngham

as Mr Gordon

as Mr Marchmont

as Mr Flagstone

as Mr Sanders

as Miss Meadows

as Miss Russell

as Mr Harris

as Mr Plank

as Alice

as Frederick Bovell

as Boy Actor

as Maidservant

as Calligrapher

as Spinner

as Stage Hand

as Fred Baker

as Emily

as Walter Simmonds

as Dentist

as Paris Waiter

as Second Prostitute

as Pianist in Brothel

as Shrimp

as Cook

as Armourer

as Stage Doorkeeper