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Iolanthe 1891Mr R D'Oyly Carte's Principal Repertoire Company

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Iolanthe was receiving its first revival for some years, on an autumn tour that also included the more recent Mikado, Yeomen and Gondoliers. Whether that in itself was enough to justify its being selected for performance on Christmas Day must remain a mystery.

Performance Cast

Queen of the Fairies

Kate Forster

Iolanthe a Fairy, Strephon's Mother

Dorothy Vane

Strephon an Arcadian Shepherd

Thomas Redmond

Phyllis an Arcadian Shepherdess and Ward in Chancery

Margaret Cockburn

Earl of Mountararat

Mr J J Fitzgibbon

Earl Tolloller

Richard Clarke

Lord Chancellor

George Thorne

Private Willis B Company, 1st Grenadier Guards

Fred Billington

Production Cast

Conductor

Mr P W Halton

Acting Manager

Mr E H Beresford

Stage Manager

Mr J C Scanlan

Performance DatesIolanthe 1891

Map List

Her Majesty's Theatre, Dundee | Dundee

17 Dec, 19.30 19 Dec, 14.30 19 Dec, 19.00 22 Dec, 19.30 25 Dec, 19.30

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