Hood and Sullivan
APTAIN BASIL HOOD was the only librettist to approach Gilbert in wit and dramatic dexterity. Mention of Gilbert reminds me that Hood collaborated with Sir Arthur Sullivan in "The Rose of Persia" and "The Emerald Isle." And not only did German set Gilbert’s " Fallen’ Fairies " to music, but to complete the circle, when Sullivan died and left "The Emerald Isle" unfinished, it was Edward
German who completed the opera-and a splendid job he made of it, too. And, by the way, there’s another bond between Gilbert and Hood. When "The Gondoliers " was taken to Windsor Castle for a command performance before Queen Victoria it was announced on the programme as.a comic opera by Sir Arthur Sullivan-poor Gilbert wasn’t even mentioned-he
was furious at the omission. And when " Merrie England". was sung by one of our choral societies some years ago the words-Hood’s words-were ptinted on the programme but Basil Hood’s name was left out. How does that strike you, Henry?("Who Wrote That?" 2YA, February 16.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 89, 7 March 1941, Page 5
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