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Morrison, Robert. Editorial Notes to Henry Lytton's book, The Secrets of a Savoyard at the Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, 19 July 2004, accessed 4 January 2021
See, e.g. Jacobs (1992); Crowther (2011); and Bond, Jessie. Chapter 16, The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, accessed 22 July 2016.
Shepherd, Marc. "Introduction: Historical Context", The Grand Duke, p. vii, New York: Oakapple Press, 2009. Linked at The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, accessed 7 July 2009.
In his short story, A Stage Play Gilbert describes the effect of these demonstrations: "... when he endeavours to show what he wants his actors to do, he makes himself rather ridiculous, and there is a good deal of tittering at the wings; but he contrives, nevertheless, to make himself understood ..."[53] See also Stedman (1996), p. 325; and Hicks, Seymour and Terriss, Ellaline. Views of W. S. Gilbert, reprinted at Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, accessed 22 July 2016
