The book of etiquette is a parody of the melodramatic device of the Bible left by a dead parent that is regarded as a moral guide and followed literally. Rose seeks self-serving passages from the book of etiquette much as a biblical literalist (or the devil) finds convenient passages in scripture to justify their actions. See Bargainnier, Earl F. "Ruddigore, Gilbert's Burlesque of Melodrama", pp. 7–15 at pp. 14–15, Gilbert and Sullivan Papers Presented at the International Conference held at the University of Kansas in May 1970, Edited by James Helyar. Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas Libraries, 1971; and Troost, Linda V. "Economic Discourse in the Savoy Operas of W. S. Gilbert", Theorizing Satire: Essays in Literary Criticism, Brian A. Connery and Kirk Combe (eds.), p. 203 Palgrave Macmillan, 1995 ISBN0312123027
Grossmith's last performances were on 29 January 1887, after which he lay ill at home. As reported in The Times, 2 February 1887, p. 10: "It is feared that a severe cold, caught on Friday [28 January], has turned to inflammation." He resumed the role of Robin by 18 February. The Times, 18 February 1887, p. 12. For Lytton, who later became the principal comedian of the company, this was a great opportunity. See Lytton, Henry. Secrets of a Savoyard, chapter 3Archived 16 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 9 March 2008
A copy of the libretto, including material cut before the first night and during the initial run, is at "available"(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2006. (294 KiB<! – application/pdf, 301170 bytes – >) at The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive.
The book of etiquette is a parody of the melodramatic device of the Bible left by a dead parent that is regarded as a moral guide and followed literally. Rose seeks self-serving passages from the book of etiquette much as a biblical literalist (or the devil) finds convenient passages in scripture to justify their actions. See Bargainnier, Earl F. "Ruddigore, Gilbert's Burlesque of Melodrama", pp. 7–15 at pp. 14–15, Gilbert and Sullivan Papers Presented at the International Conference held at the University of Kansas in May 1970, Edited by James Helyar. Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas Libraries, 1971; and Troost, Linda V. "Economic Discourse in the Savoy Operas of W. S. Gilbert", Theorizing Satire: Essays in Literary Criticism, Brian A. Connery and Kirk Combe (eds.), p. 203 Palgrave Macmillan, 1995 ISBN0312123027
Hill, Granville. Review of Ruddigore[dead link] in The Manchester Guardian, 6 November 1937, p. 19 (Hill was the successor to Langford and Neville Cardus as chief music critic)
Grossmith's last performances were on 29 January 1887, after which he lay ill at home. As reported in The Times, 2 February 1887, p. 10: "It is feared that a severe cold, caught on Friday [28 January], has turned to inflammation." He resumed the role of Robin by 18 February. The Times, 18 February 1887, p. 12. For Lytton, who later became the principal comedian of the company, this was a great opportunity. See Lytton, Henry. Secrets of a Savoyard, chapter 3Archived 16 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 9 March 2008
A copy of the libretto, including material cut before the first night and during the initial run, is at "available"(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2006. (294 KiB<! – application/pdf, 301170 bytes – >) at The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive.
"Neil Kinnock in Spitting Image – Series 5", 1988, YouTube, uploaded 26 March 2009, retrieved 16 January 2012. The number lampoons Kinnock, dressed as Sir Joseph from Pinafore and supported by members of his shadow cabinet, explaining that "If you ask what I believe in I have simply no idea/Which is why I'm rather given to this verbal diarrhoea".
