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Source: Webster's dictionaryRollins & Witts, passim; Cellier and Bridgeman, passim Iolanthe (1882), Gilbert and Sullivan's fourth hit in a row, was the first of the operas to premiere at the new theatre. Source: Internet
Rollins & Witts, p. 10 The piece ran for 672 performances, which was the second-longest run for any work of musical theatre, and one of the longest runs of any theatre piece, up to that time. Source: Internet
Rollins and Witts, passim The Mikado was revived again while The Grand Duke was in preparation. Source: Internet
It was also included in two Savoy repertory seasons, in 1907 and 1908 09. Rollins and Witts, pp 19–22 Iolanthe was the first Gilbert and Sullivan opera performed professionally in Britain by a non-D'Oyly Carte company. Source: Internet
Rollins and Witts, Appendix, p. VII The critics' notices were generally excellent in both New York and London. Source: Internet
Rollins and Witts, passim Joseph, passim The Savoy operas, from the beginning, were produced extensively in North America and Australasia, and soon afterwards in Germany, Russia, and elsewhere in Europe and around the world. Source: Internet