Gilbert, W(illiam) S(chwenck) (1836–1911)
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A costume design for the Duke of Plaza Toro, in the Richard D'Oyly Carte company's production of The Gondoliers, by W S Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, at the Savoy Theatre, London, England. The design is by Charles Ricketts (1866–1931). The first production of The Gondoliers at the Savoy Theatre took place in 1889.
English humorist and dramatist. He collaborated with composer Arthur Sullivan, providing the libretti for their series of light comic operas from 1871 performed by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; they include HMS Pinafore (1878), The Pirates of Penzance (1879), and The Mikado (1885).
Born in London, Gilbert became a lawyer in 1863, but in 1869 he published a collection of his humorous verse and drawings, Bab Ballads, which was followed by a second volume in 1873. He was knighted in 1907.
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