Crowther, Andrew. «The Carpet Quarrel Explained». The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, 28-06-1997. Arxivat de l'original el 2008-05-11. [Consulta: 6 novembre 2007].
Bond, Jessie.The Reminiscences of Jessie Bond: Introduction The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive at Boise State University, Retrieved on 2007-05-21. Bond created the mezzo-soprano roles in most of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas and is here leading in to a description of Gilbert's role in reforming the Victorian theatre.
"That Gilbert was a good director is not in doubt. He was able to extract from his actors natural, clear performances, which served the Gilbertian requirements of outrageousness delivered straight."Mike Leigh interview
Barker, John W. "Gilbert and Sullivan"Arxivat 2009-03-18 a Wayback Machine., Madison Savoyards, Ltd., Retrieved on 2007-05-21, quotes Sullivan's recollection of Gilbert reading the libretto of Trial by Jury to him: "As soon as he had come to the last word he closed up the manuscript violently, apparently unconscious of the fact that he had achieved his purpose so far as I was concerned, in as much as I was screaming with laughter the whole time."
Sir George Grove: "Form and symmetry he seems to possess by instinct; rhythm and melody clothe everything he touches; the music shows not only sympathetic genius, but sense, judgement, proportion, and a complete absence of pedantry and pretension; while the orchestration is distinguished by a happy and original beauty hardly surpassed by the greatest masters." «Arthur Sullivan 1842–1900». The Musical Times, 12-1900 [Consulta: 6 novembre 2007].«Còpia arxivada». Arxivat de l'original el 2007-10-28. [Consulta: 23 desembre 2009].
Sir George Grove: "Form and symmetry he seems to possess by instinct; rhythm and melody clothe everything he touches; the music shows not only sympathetic genius, but sense, judgement, proportion, and a complete absence of pedantry and pretension; while the orchestration is distinguished by a happy and original beauty hardly surpassed by the greatest masters." «Arthur Sullivan 1842–1900». The Musical Times, 12-1900 [Consulta: 6 novembre 2007].«Còpia arxivada». Arxivat de l'original el 2007-10-28. [Consulta: 23 desembre 2009].
Crowther, Andrew. «The Carpet Quarrel Explained». The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, 28-06-1997. Arxivat de l'original el 2008-05-11. [Consulta: 6 novembre 2007].
Barker, John W. "Gilbert and Sullivan"Arxivat 2009-03-18 a Wayback Machine., Madison Savoyards, Ltd., Retrieved on 2007-05-21, quotes Sullivan's recollection of Gilbert reading the libretto of Trial by Jury to him: "As soon as he had come to the last word he closed up the manuscript violently, apparently unconscious of the fact that he had achieved his purpose so far as I was concerned, in as much as I was screaming with laughter the whole time."
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References to Gilbert and Sullivan have appeared in the following U.S. Supreme Court rulings, for example, Allied Chemical Corp. v. Daiflon, Inc., 449 U.S. 33, 36 (1980) ("What never? Well, hardly ever!"); and Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia, 448 U.S. 555, 604 (1980) (dissent of Justice Rehnquist, quoting the Lord Chancellor)