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IOLANTHE
Original Cast 1882

The Lord Chancellor Mr. George Grossmith
Earl of Mountararat Mr. Rutland Barrington
Earl Tolloller Mr. Durward Lely
Private Willis, of the Grenadier Guards Mr. Manners
Strephon, An Arcadian Shephard Mr. R. Temple
Queen of the Fairies Miss Alice Barnett
Iolanthe, A Fairy, Strephon's Mother Miss Jessie Bond
Celia, a Fairy Miss Fortescue
Leila, a Fairy Miss Julia Gwynne
Fleta, a Fairy Miss Sybil Grey
Phyllis, An Arcadian Shepherdess and
Ward in Chancery
Miss Leonora Braham
Chorus of Dukes, Marquises, Earls, Viscounts, Barons, and Fairies



Original Costumes


Jessie Bond George Grossmith
Jessie Bond as Iolanthe George Grossmith as the Lord Chancellor

Alice Barnett Durward Lely and Rutland Barrington
Alice Barnett as the Queen of the Fairies Durward Lely and Rutland Barrington as Earls Tolloller and Mountararat

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TRIAL BY JURY | THE SORCERER | HMS PINAFORE | PIRATES OF PENZANCE | PATIENCE | IOLANTHE | PRINCESS IDA | THE MIKADO | RUDDIGORE | THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD | UTOPIA (LIMITED) | THE GRAND DUKE

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