Trial by Jury
Production history
The following table summarises the main London productions of Trial by Jury up to the time of Sullivan's death in 1900: The exclusive performing rights to Trial by Jury and the other Gilbert and Sullivan operas were held by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company until their expiration in 1961, 50 years after Gilbert's death, and no other professional company was authorised to present the Savoy operas in Britain from 1877 until that date.

Trial by Jury

Section Title: Production history
Table Section Text: The following table summarises the main London productions of Trial by Jury up to the time of Sullivan's death in 1900: The exclusive performing rights to Trial by Jury and the other Gilbert and Sullivan operas were held by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company until their expiration in 1961, 50 years after Gilbert's death, and no other professional company was authorised to present the Savoy operas in Britain from 1877 until that date.

Theatre	Opening Date	Closing Date	Perfs.	Details

Royalty Theatre	25 March 1875	11 June 1875	131	This company also played matinées at the Gaiety Theatre on 10 April, 17 April, and 24 April 1875. The theatre closed from 13 June through 10 October while the company took Trial by Jury and other operas on a provincial tour.

11 October 1875	18 December 1875

Opera Comique	14 January 1876	5 May 1876	96	Emily Soldene and Kate Santley brought Morton's production to the Opera Comique. Trial was not performed from 13–18 March while Fred Sullivan was ill, and the theatre was closed for Easter from 9–14 April.

Strand Theatre	3 March 1877	26 May 1877	73	Produced "under the immediate direction of the authors". Originally performed as an afterpiece to Tom Taylor's comedy Eloped; or, Babes and Beetles.

Opera Comique	23 March 1878	24 May 1878	56	Played as an afterpiece to The Sorcerer

Savoy Theatre	11 October 1884	12 March 1885	150	Played as a forepiece to The Sorcerer

Savoy Theatre	22 September 1898	31 December 1898	102	Played as a forepiece to The Sorcerer

Savoy Theatre	6 June 1899	25 November 1899	174	Played as a forepiece to H.M.S. Pinafore

Sentence(s)

Trial by Jury was first produced on 25 March 1875, at the Royalty Theatre, where it ran 131 performances.

final_sentence: Trial by Jury was first produced on 25 March 1875, at the Royalty Theatre, where it ran 131 performances.