No 8 — November 1977 Edited by Michael Walters
MISCELLANY
Darlington O.S. recently produced THE DESERT SONG. N.O.D.A. Bulletin commented "Benny & Susan reminded one of our earlier DESERT SONG, when John Reed, now principal of D'Oyly Carte, and Eileen Young played the parts,.."
"DER MIKADO" (Gilbert & Sullivan Journal, Dec. 1927) A. H. Godwin described a German adaptation of The Mikado in which Act 2 opened with a completely naked Yum–Yum bathing.
R. H. Whall (Gilbert & Sullivan Journal, 1926) claims that the Policeman's Song comes from last movement of a Mozart string quartet.
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