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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

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

Ah, it's all very well, but since our Queen banished Iolanthe, fairy revels have not been what they were!

From The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Sir W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert

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