Gilbert and Sullivan, the dynamic duo of the stage, created fun-filled musicals and light
operas a generation ago, giving high school drama departments and community theaters
plenty of material to dazzle and delight. Their names always appeared in tandem on the
programs. It was as if they were a married couple. Indeed, much of their career felt like
that. It was only right that their names be wedded together in common speech.
At the height of their success they even purchased a theater together so they could exert
