Pinafore opened in New York on 1 December 1879 ( with Gilbert onstage in the chorus ) and ran for the rest of December.

Pinafore in 1878, and Alfred Cellier and B. C. Stephenson's 1886 hit, Dorothy, ran for 931 performances.

They were followed by a spoof called The Wreck of the Pinafore by H. Lingard and Luscombe Searelle, described by The Era as " chiefly remarkable for its impudence ", which ran until October.

Gilbert had referred to the new technology in Pinafore in 1878, only two years after the device was invented and before London even had telephone service.

Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.

Pinafore in London, but it was not as popular as the D ' Oyly Carte production and soon closed.

Pinafore, was a hit in London, over a hundred American companies quickly mounted unauthorised productions, often taking considerable liberties with the text and paying no royalties to the creators.

They offered the London and touring casts of Pinafore more money to play in their production, and although some choristers accepted their offer, only one principal player, Mr Dymott, accepted.

Alfred Cellier came to assist Sullivan, while his brother François remained in London to conduct Pinafore there.

At least one D ' Oyly Carte company, and sometimes as many as three, played Pinafore under Carte's aegis every year between 1878 and 1888, including its first London revival in 1887.

Pinafore debuts in London

Pinafore, London production

Pinafore, 1878, m Arthur Sullivan, lb W. S. Gilbert ( 571 in London ) ( first G & S smash hit and second longest-running piece of musical theatre in history until it was edged out by Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience in 1881.

Pinafore in 1878. Business for the new opera was slow at first.

In Pinafore, Gilbert, Sullivan and Carte used several of the principal cast members that they had assembled for The Sorcerer.

The contract between Gilbert and Sullivan and the Comedy Opera Company gave the latter the right to present Pinafore for the duration of the initial run.

Hoping to join in on the profits to be made in America from Pinafore, Carte left in June for New York to make arrangements for an " authentic " production there to be rehearsed personally by the author and composer.

He arranged to rent a theatre and auditioned chorus members for the American production of Pinafore and a new Gilbert and Sullivan opera to be premiered in New York, and for tours.

They made a special effort to claim American rights for their next work after Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, by giving the official premiere in New York.

Gilbert, Sullivan and Carte met by 24 April 1879 to make plans for a production of Pinafore in America.

1880 programme for Carte's Children's Pinafore

In the winter of 1940 – 41, the D ' Oyly Carte Opera Company's scenery and costumes for Pinafore and three other operas were destroyed by German bombs during World War II.

Pinafore in its entirety as a last request for Bart.

The Pinafore is at its starbase being readied for further space exploration.

Pinafore, which became a nearly unprecedented hit, running for 571 performances.

This team is responsible for Watermill productions of ' Pinafore Swing ', ' A Star Danced ' and ' Ten Cents a Dance ', and more recently with the highly successful Sweeney Todd and Mack and Mabel both of which have gone on from the Watermill to tour the UK and transfer to the West End.

It has been claimed that Smith's appointment was the inspiration for the character of Sir Joseph Porter, KCB, in Gilbert and Sullivan's 1878 comic opera, H. M. S. Pinafore ).

Pinafore to stall for time as the houseboat floats to Springfield.

Pinafore in its entirety as a last request for Bart.

He has also created choreography for several productions in the Washington D. C. area including < i > Man of La Mancha </ i > for The Washington Savoyards, < i > Noël & Gertie </ i > for MetroStage, < i > Polaroid Stories </ i > for The Studio Theatre, < i > Jesus Christ Superstar </ i > for Open Circle Theatre ( 4 Helen Hayes Award nominations, including Outstanding Resident Musical ), < i > Dorothy Meets Alice </ i > and < i > Winnie The Pooh </ i > for Adventure Theatre, < i > Flora The Red Menace </ i > for 1st Stage, < i > Hollywood Pinafore </ i > for The American Century Theater and many other regional productions along the east coast.

On 20 February 1880, Pinafore completed its initial run of 571 performances.

Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado, continue to enjoy regular performances throughout the English-speaking world.

Pinafore and becoming the second longest-running work of musical theatre up to that time in history.

Pinafore, and the second longest run of any work of musical theatre up to that time, after the operetta Les Cloches de Corneville.

During the run of Pinafore, Richard D ' Oyly Carte split up with his former investors.

Over Christmas 1878, during the run of Pinafore, the theatre was renovated and redecorated by E. W. Bradwell, reopening on 1 February 1879.

The structure and style of these operas, particularly Pinafore, were much copied and contributed significantly to the development of modern musical theatre.

Carte put the matter beyond doubt by taking a six-month personal lease of the theatre beginning on 1 February 1879, the date of its re-opening, when Pinafore resumed.

In return, the Comedy Opera Company gave notice that they intended to play Pinafore at another theatre and brought a legal action against Carte and company.

Carte travelled to New York in the summer of 1879 and made arrangements with theatre manager John T. Ford to present, at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, the first authorised American production of Pinafore.

Pinafore at the theatre.