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Dramatist

W. S. Gilbert was an English dramatist, best known for his collaborations with Arthur S. Sullivan on light operas. His works are renowned for their humor and wit, and have had a profound impact on the development of musical theater.

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Famous W. S. Gilbert Quotes

“If your master is surly, from getting up early (And tempers are short in the morning), An inopportune joke is enough to provoke Him to give you, at once, a month's warning.”

Ifs Giving Enough Morning Masters Months Jokes Warning Temper Provoking Up Early Surly

Book:The Savoy Operas: The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan: The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan

Source: The Savoy Operas: The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan: The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan

“If you give me your attention, I will tell you what I am: I'm a genuine philanthropist--all other kinds are sham. Each little fault of temper and each social defect In my erring fellow creatures, I endeavor to correct.”

Ifs Giving Kind Littles Social Attention Creatures Give Me Fellows Faults Genuine Manners Endeavor Temper Defects Philanthropist Erring

Book:The Complete Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan

Source: The Complete Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan

“Merely corroborative detail, intended to give artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative.”

Giving Details Artistic Narrative Statistics

Author:W. S. Gilbert

“I am the Captain of the Pinafore ; And a right good captain too! . . . . And I'm never, never sick at sea! What, never? No, never! What never? Hardly ever! He's hardly ever sick at sea! Then give three cheers, and one cheer more, For the hardy Captain of the Pinafore!”

Giving Three Sea Sick Cheer Captains Hardy

Author:W. S. Gilbert

“Life's perhaps the only riddle That we shrink from giving up.”

Life Giving Giving Up Shrinks Riddle

Book:The Complete Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan

Source: The Complete Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan

About the Author

Born: November 18, 1836
Died: May 29, 1911
Known for: Dramatist
Quotes: 96

Books & Sources

The Complete Annotated Gilbert and SullivanRelated source material

The Savoy Operas: The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan: The Complete Gilbert and SullivanRelated source material

The Mikado and other OperasRelated source material

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