Previous posts for November 18th are here: Carl Maria von Weber; Henry Bishop; Amelita Galli-Curci (2019), Ignacy Jan Paderewski (2020). and Carl Maria von Weber; Johnny Mercer (2021)
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William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen comic operas. -- Wikipedia
End Times
When the plot is a terrible mess
For Arthur and W.S.,
The characters rally,
And in the finale
Loose ends are tied up, more or less.
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Faster!
When William Schwenck Gilbert writes patter,
It creates such a lexical clatter
That it’s off to the races
For character basses,
And the sense, on the whole, doesn’t matter.
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Press Release
Though the very conception is gruesome,
Our troupe has decided to do some
Facetious old plays
From Victorian days
By the notable G and S twosome!
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