My parents did Gilbert & Sullivan semiprofessionally; they were the FIRST to do any G&S, on American T.V.,having been in " THE MIKADO ", on NBC, in 1949. I grew up, from within the womb onward, hearing G&S, going to some rehearsals,all of their productions and those of England's famed SAVOYARDS,both here and in England, being in some operettas, and know, almost word for word,and movement for movement, just about EVERY one of them. :-)
Those here, who are HOBBIT/THE LORD OF THE RINGS fanatics have a permanent thread. G&S fans should have one too. :-)
You really do have Gilbert and Sullivan in your blood. Once you go down that path there is no turning back.
Our own thread? There's so many of us we can just pirate any thread when we want to! It is a glorious thing!
Being a nosyparker I found: "“Kukla, Fran and Ollie” was the first color show on NBC to go coast to coast in a television special of “The Mikado” with Arthur Fiedler conducting the Boston Pops. It was awarded a Peabody as the outstanding children’s program of 1949. "
Even a low brow like me knows the Boston Pops ain't too shabby.