Libretti used for Gilbert and Helen Carte text revisions, 1907-1908

Scope and Content

Set of libretti for H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, Patience, The Mikado, The Yeomen of the Guard and The Gondoliers used by Gilbert and Helen Carte for text revisions.

File also includes an additional set of libretti for H.M.S. Pinafore, The Mikado, The Yeomen of the Guard and Princess Ida, marked 'Mrs Carte's corrected copies' (1908), one Gilbert letter referring to the libretti (1908) and a note from Bridget D'Oyly Carte (1962).