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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

The tiny Union has been firing on all cylinders, too, with The Bells are Ringing and the all-male Iolanthe real hits.

From The Guardian Dec. 28, 2010

Iolanthe is the fifth Gilbert-&-Sullivan revival by S. M. Chartock's capable company.

From Time Magazine Archive

Iolanthe was the life and soul of Fairyland.

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

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