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Iolanthe

American  
[ahy-uh-lan-thee] / ˌaɪ əˈlæn θi /

noun

  1. an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.


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Survivors include two children, Iolanthe Woulff and Joseph Wouk; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

From Washington Post May 17, 2019

‘A perfect antidote to these austere times’: Shaun McCourt, left, as the Lord Chancellor and Christopher Finn as Iolanthe at Wilton’s Music Hall.

From The Guardian Apr. 9, 2011

Regan's own company does a mean line in an all-male Gilbert and Sullivan; particular jewels have been their sell-out 2009 Pirates of Penzance and last year's critically acclaimed Iolanthe.

From The Guardian Feb. 7, 2011

The opening night audience at Iolanthe was the most enthusiastic, most genuinely grateful of any similar gathering this season.

From Time Magazine Archive

Iolanthe was a Fairy—the life and soul of Fairyland.

From The Secrets of a Savoyard by Lytton, Henry A.

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