The Mikado

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The Mikado (1926)

Music, Documentary · 4m

A short, hand-tinted promotional film made by the D'Oyly Carte Opera company to show off the new wardrobe and set dressing for the 1926 production of The Mikado. About six scenes from The Mikado are shown, then designer Charles Rickets steps onto the stage with a final look at the costumes and the film ends. The players in the production are legendary Savoyards, well-known from recordings of the period, but this is the only time a movie camera caught them in their roles, though sadly minus the singing. About four nitrate prints of this film are known to exist; two of which are at the BFI in London.

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Cast

D
Darrell Fancourt The Mikado
C
Charles Goulding Nanki-Poo
H
Henry Lytton Ko-Ko
L
Leo Sheffield Pooh-Bah
J
John Huntington Pish-Tush
E
Elsie Griffin Yum-Yum
A
Aileen Davies Pitti-Sing
B
Beatrice Elburn Peep-Bo
B
Bertha Lewis Katisha
C
Charles Ricketts
J
Janet Adair
H
Herbert Aitken

Crew

Writer
William S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan

Details

Release date
1926-05-02
Runtime
4m
Genres
Music, Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United Kingdom