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==Companion pieces== The fashion in the late [[Victorian era]] and [[Edwardian era]] was to present long evenings in the theatre, and so full-length pieces were often presented together with companion pieces.<ref>Lee Bernard. [http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/classical/Swashbuckling-Savoy-curtainraiser-.4348391.jp "Swash-buckling Savoy curtain-raiser"], ''Sheffield Telegraph'', 1 August 2008</ref> During the original runs of the Savoy Operas, each full-length work was normally accompanied by one or two short companion pieces. A piece that began the performance was called a [[curtain raiser (drama)|curtain raiser]], and one that ended the performance was called an afterpiece. [[W. J. MacQueen-Pope]] commented, concerning the curtain raisers: <blockquote>This was a one-act play, seen only by the early comers. It would play to empty boxes, half-empty upper circle, to a gradually filling stalls and dress circle, but to an attentive, grateful and appreciative pit and gallery. Often these plays were little gems. They deserved much better treatment than they got, but those who saw them delighted in them. ... [They] served to give young actors and actresses a chance to win their spurs ... the stalls and the boxes lost much by missing the curtain-raiser, but to them dinner was more important.<ref>MacQueen-Pope, Walter James. ''Carriages at Eleven'' (1947), London: Robert Hale and Co., p. 23</ref></blockquote> The following table lists the known companion pieces that appeared at the Opera Comique or the Savoy Theatre during the original runs and principal revivals of the Savoy Operas through 1909. There may have been more such pieces that have not yet been identified. In a number of cases, the exact opening and closing dates are not known. Date ranges overlap, since it was common to rotate two or more companion pieces at performances during the same period to be played with the main piece.<ref name=CR/> Many of these pieces also played elsewhere (and often on tour by D'Oyly Carte touring companies). Only the runs at the Opera Comique and the Savoy are shown here.<ref name=CR/> {| class="wikitable" |- !Title !! Librettist(s) !! Composer(s) !! Theatre !! Opening Date !! Closing<br>Date !! Played With |- |''[[Dora's Dream]]'' |[[Arthur Cecil]] |[[Alfred Cellier]] |Opera Comique |nowrap| 17 November 1877 |nowrap| 7 February 1878<nowiki>*</nowiki> |''[[The Sorcerer]]'' |- |rowspan=2|''[[The Spectre Knight]]'' |rowspan=2|[[James Albery]] |rowspan=2|[[Alfred Cellier]] |rowspan=2|Opera Comique |nowrap| 9 February 1878 |nowrap| 23 March 1878 |rowspan=1|''[[The Sorcerer]]'' |- |nowrap|28 May 1878 |nowrap|10 August 1878 |rowspan=1|''[[H.M.S. Pinafore|Pinafore]]'' |- |rowspan=4|''[[Trial by Jury]]'' |rowspan=4|[[W. S. Gilbert]] |rowspan=4|[[Arthur Sullivan]] |rowspan=4|Opera Comique & Savoy |nowrap|23 March 1878 |nowrap|24 May 1878 |rowspan=3|''[[The Sorcerer]]'' |- |nowrap|11 October 1884 |nowrap|12 March 1885 |- |nowrap| 22 September 1898 |nowrap| 31 December 1898 |- |nowrap|6 June 1899 |nowrap| 25 November 1899 |rowspan=1|''[[H.M.S. Pinafore|Pinafore]]'' |- |rowspan=2|''Beauties on the Beach'' |rowspan=2|[[George Grossmith]] |rowspan=2|[[George Grossmith]] |rowspan=2|Opera Comique |25 May 1878 | 5 August 1878 |rowspan=2|''[[H.M.S. Pinafore|Pinafore]]'' |- |14 October 1878 |5 December 1878<nowiki>*</nowiki> |- |''A Silver Wedding'' |[[George Grossmith]] |[[George Grossmith]] |Opera Comique |colspan=2 align=center|part of 1878 |''[[H.M.S. Pinafore|Pinafore]]'' |- |''Five Hamlets'' |[[George Grossmith]] |[[George Grossmith]] |Opera Comique |align=center|? 1878 |12 October 1878 |''[[H.M.S. Pinafore|Pinafore]]'' |- |''[[Cups and Saucers]]'' |[[George Grossmith]] |[[George Grossmith]] |Opera Comique | 5 August 1878<nowiki>*</nowiki> | 20 February 1880 |''[[H.M.S. Pinafore|Pinafore]]'' |- |rowspan=5|''[[After All!]]'' |rowspan=5|[[Frank Desprez]] |rowspan=5|[[Alfred Cellier]] |rowspan=2|Opera Comique |nowrap| 16 December 1878<nowiki>*</nowiki> |nowrap| 20 February 1880 |''[[Cups and Saucers]]'' |- | ? Feb. 1880 | 20 March 1880 |Children's ''Pinafore'' |- |rowspan=3|Savoy | 23 November 1895 |4 March 1896 |rowspan=2|''[[The Mikado|Mikado]]'' & ''[[The Grand Duke|Grand Duke]]'' |- | 4 April 1896 | 8 August 1896 |- |7 May 1897 | 16 June 1897 |''[[The Yeomen of the Guard|Yeomen]]'' |- |rowspan=5|''[[In the Sulks]]'' |rowspan=5|[[Frank Desprez]] |rowspan=5|[[Alfred Cellier]] |rowspan=4|Opera Comique | 21 February 1880 |align=center|? |''[[The Pirates of Penzance|Pirates]]'' |- | 21 February 1880 |20 March 1880 |Children's ''Pinafore'' |- | 3 April 1880 | 2 April 1881 |rowspan=1|''[[The Pirates of Penzance|Pirates]]'' |- | 23 April 1881<nowiki>*</nowiki> |2 May 1881 |rowspan=2|''[[Patience (opera)|Patience]]'' |- |Savoy | 11 October 1881 | 14 October 1881 |- |''[[Uncle Samuel]]'' |[[Arthur Law (playwright)|Arthur Law]] |[[George Grossmith]] |Opera Comique |3 May 1881 |8 October 1881 |''[[Patience (opera)|Patience]]'' |- |rowspan=2|''[[Mock Turtles (opera)|Mock Turtles]]'' |rowspan=2|[[Frank Desprez]] |rowspan=2|[[Eaton Faning]] |rowspan=2|Savoy | 11 October 1881 | 22 November 1882 |''[[Patience (opera)|Patience]]'' |- | 25 November 1882 | 30 March 1883 |''[[Iolanthe]]'' |- |''[[A Private Wire]]'' |[[Frank Desprez]] |[[Percy Reeve]] |Savoy |31Mar. 1883 | 1 January 1884 |''[[Iolanthe]]'' |- |rowspan=2|''[[The Carp (opera)|The Carp]]'' |rowspan=2|[[Frank Desprez]] & Arnold Felix |rowspan=2|[[Alfred Cellier]] |rowspan=2|Savoy | 13 February 1886 | 19 January 1887 |''[[The Mikado|Mikado]]'' |- | 21 February 1887 | 5 November 1887 |''[[Ruddigore]]'' |- |''[[Mrs. Jarramie's Genie]]'' |[[Frank Desprez]] |[[Alfred Cellier]] & [[François Cellier]] |Savoy | 14 February 1888 | ? Nov. 1889 |''[[H.M.S. Pinafore|Pinafore]]'', ''[[The Pirates of Penzance|Pirates]]'', ''[[The Mikado|Mikado]]'', ''[[The Yeomen of the Guard|Yeomen]]'' |- |rowspan=2|''[[Captain Billy]]'' |rowspan=2|[[Harry Greenbank]] |rowspan=2|[[François Cellier]] |rowspan=2|Savoy |24 September 1891 |16 January 1892 |''[[The Nautch Girl|Nautch Girl]]'' |- | 1 February 1892 |18 June 1892 |''[[The Vicar of Bray (opera)|Vicar of Bray]]'' |- |rowspan=2|''[[Mr. Jericho]]'' |rowspan=2|[[Harry Greenbank]] |rowspan=2|[[Ernest Ford]] |rowspan=2|Savoy |18 March 1893 |15 April 1893 |''[[Haddon Hall (opera)|Haddon Hall]]'' |- | 3 June 1893 | 1 July 1893 |''[[Jane Annie]]'' |- |''[[Quite an Adventure]]'' |[[Frank Desprez]] |[[Edward Solomon]] |Savoy | 15 December 1894 | 29 December 1894 |''[[The Chieftain]]'' |- |''[[Cox & Box]]'' |[[F. C. Burnand]] |[[Arthur Sullivan]] |Savoy | 31 December 1894 | 16 March 1895 |''[[The Chieftain]]'' |- |rowspan=2|''[[Weather or No]]'' |rowspan=2|[[Adrian Ross]] & William Beach |rowspan=2|[[Bertram Luard-Selby]] |rowspan=2|Savoy | 10 August 1896 | 17 February 1897 |''[[The Mikado]]'' |- | 2 March 1897 | 24 April 1897 |''[[His Majesty (comic opera)|His Majesty]]'' |- |rowspan=4|''[[Old Sarah]]'' |rowspan=4|[[Harry Greenbank]] |rowspan=4|[[François Cellier]] |rowspan=4|Savoy | 17 June 1897 | 31 July 1897 |rowspan=2|''[[The Yeomen of the Guard|Yeomen]]'' |- | 16 August 1897 | 20 November 1897 |- | 10 December 1897 | 12 March 1898 |''[[La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein|The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein]]'' |- | 22 March 1898<nowiki>*</nowiki> | 21 May 1898 |''[[The Gondoliers|Gondoliers]]'' |- |rowspan=2|''[[Pretty Polly (opera)|Pretty Polly]]'' |rowspan=2|[[Basil Hood]] |rowspan=2|[[François Cellier]] |rowspan=2|Savoy |19 May 1900 |28 June 1900 |''[[The Rose of Persia]]'' |- | 8 December 1900 | 20 April 1901 |''[[Patience (opera)|Patience]]'' |- |rowspan=2|''[[The Outpost (opera)|The Outpost]]'' |rowspan=2|[[Albert O'Donnell Bartholeyns]] |rowspan=2|[[Hamilton Clarke]] |rowspan=2|Savoy | 2 July 1900 | 3 November 1900 |''[[The Pirates of Penzance|Pirates]]'' |- | 8 November 1900<nowiki>*</nowiki> | 7 December 1900 |''[[Patience (opera)|Patience]]'' |- |''[[The Willow Pattern (opera)|The Willow Pattern]]'' |rowspan=2|[[Basil Hood]] |rowspan=2|Cecil Cook |rowspan=2|Savoy | 14 November 1901 | 29 November 1901 |''[[Ib and Little Christina]]'' |- |(revised version) | 9 December 1901 | 29 March 1902 |''[[Iolanthe]]'' |- |rowspan=2|''[[A Welsh Sunset]]'' |rowspan=2|[[Frederick Fenn]] |rowspan=2|[[Philip Michael Faraday]] |rowspan=2|Savoy |15 July 1908 |17 October 1908 |rowspan=2|''[[H.M.S. Pinafore|Pinafore]]'' & ''[[The Pirates of Penzance|Pirates]]'' |- | 2 December 1908 | 24 February 1909 |} <nowiki>*</nowiki>Indicates an approximate date.
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