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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

Patience is another all-male Gilbert and Sullivan revival at the Union, which has done some terrific G&S shows including Iolanthe.

From The Guardian • Feb. 10, 2012

‘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

He has said that he put four gold stripes on his robe in imitation of a costume he saw on the Lord Chancellor in Iolanthe.

From Time Magazine Archive

Iolanthe returns to find her son in tears.

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

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