The second volume of Gilbert’s collected plays gathers stage works from the 1870s. It opens with the fairy play Broken Hearts, followed by Engaged, his mercenary farce of love and money, the two-act Sweethearts and comedies including Tom Cobb, each printed with the cast of its first production.
Gilbert’s topsy-turvy wit outside the Savoy operas, a find for theatre lovers and Gilbert and Sullivan fans. Download the free EPUB.