Gilbert & Sullivan's The yeomen of the guard, or The merryman and his maid

Gilbert & Sullivan's The yeomen of the guard, or The merryman and his maid /

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Phoebe Meryll's father has a plan to save Colonel Fairfax from execution. Fairfax needs to marry before he dies, and Elsie, the sweetheart of Jack Point, the professional jester, agrees to be his temporary bride.

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Corporate Authors:	Ambrosian Opera Chorus (Performer), London Symphony Orchestra (Performer), Moving Picture Company Limited, Brent Walker Film Productions, Goldcrest Films International, Acorn Media (Firm)
Other Authors:	Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911 (Librettist), Besch, Anthony (Director), Heather, Dave, 1941-2005 (Director), De Paul, Judith (Producer), Walker, George (Producer), Gilbert, Terry, 1932-2001 (Choreographer), Grey, Joel, 1932- (Singer), Marks, Alfred, 1921-1996 (Singer), Gale, Elizabeth, 1948- (Singer), Hillman, David, 1934-2009 (Singer), Bainbridge, Elizabeth (Singer), Korman, Beryl (Singer), Chard, Geoffrey (Singer), Powell, Claire, 1954- (Singer), Savidge, Peter (Singer), Bulman, Michael (Singer), Faris, Alexander (Conductor), Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900
Format:	DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media, [2002]
Series:	Gilbert & Sullivan.
Subjects:	Temporary marriage > England > Drama. Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > England > London > Drama. Minstrels > England > London > Drama. Fools and jesters > England > London > Drama. Fugitives from justice > England > London > Drama. Operas > Television adaptations. Fugitives from justice > England > 16th century > Drama. Fools and jesters > England > 16th century > Drama. Minstrels > England > Social life and customs > Drama. Fools and jesters. Fugitives from justice. Minstrels. Operas. Temporary marriage. Triangles (Interpersonal relations) England. England > London. Television programs > Great Britain. Drama. Feature films. Musical films. Television adaptations.

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Summary:	Phoebe Meryll's father has a plan to save Colonel Fairfax from execution. Fairfax needs to marry before he dies, and Elsie, the sweetheart of Jack Point, the professional jester, agrees to be his temporary bride.
Item Description:	"From the popular series seen on PBS and the BBC"--Container. Originally produced by the Moving Picture Company in 1982. Libretto in English ([21] p.)--in container. Features: an introduction to the opera by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., "Making of" featurette, Gilbert & Sullivan profile, song index.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; Dolby Digital Stereo sound.
Production Credits:	Production designer, Allan Cameron ; lighting designer, Paul Beeson ; choreographer, Terry Gilbert ; videotape editor, Barry Stevens.
ISBN:	1569385408 9781569385401 1569385483 9781569385487