1881 The Savoy Theatre
Throughout September, preparations were being made for opening the Savoy Theatre and for winding up at the Opera Comique. Richard Barker, disappointed that Richard D'Oyly Carte would not go in with him in developing another opera company, still wanted Carte to stay on at the Opera Comique until October. The first piece Barker had lined up was William Gilbert and Fred Clay's Princess Toto. However, Clay had bought the performing rights and Gilbert was obliged to concede that Clay was only acting within his rights. They came to an amicable agreement, however, over Richard Temple, who was asked to stay behind at the Opera Comique and play in Princess Toto, instead of joining the cast of Patience at the Savoy. A few days before the new theater was due to open, Arthur Sullivan made a belated inspection of the orchestra pit, was not satisfied with it, and asked Carte to have it raised by eight inches.
Keywords: Savoy Theatre, Opera Comique, Richard Barker, Richard D'Oyly Carte, William Gilbert, Fred Clay, Princess Toto, Richard Temple, Patience, Arthur Sullivan
Oxford Scholarship Online requires a subscription or purchase to access the full text of books within the service. Public users can however freely search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter.
Please, subscribe or login to access full text content.
If you think you should have access to this title, please contact your librarian.
To troubleshoot, please check our FAQs , and if you can't find the answer there, please contact us .