Gilbert and Sullivan's 'respectable capers' : class, respectability and the Savoy Operas 1877-1909 /

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Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- The Gilbert and Sullivan operas and "middle-class" ideals -- The West End : "middle-class" values and commercialisation -- Patience at the Savoy -- Savoy audiences 1881-1909 -- "The D'Oyly Carte boarding school" : female respectability at the Savoy -- "The placid English style" : ideology and performance -- Conclusion.