[DOC] [TLE] The Mikado - Wikipedia [PAR] A trifling accident inspired him with an idea. One day an old Japanese sword that, 
for years, had been hanging on the wall of his study, fell from its place. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about MUSICAL THEATER - StudyStack [PAR] IT'S SAID THAT A JAPANESE SWORD DROPPING FROM GILBERT'S LIBRARY 
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Gilbert ... library, when a large decorative Japanese sword fell from its wall 
mounting. ..... It more closely followed the original plot, but still dropped most of 
Friml's songs. [DOC] [TLE] The Mikado (2012) | Young Vic [PAR] It opened on March 14, 1885, in London, where it ran at the Savoy Theatre for ... 
Gilbert and Sullivan's previous opera, Princess Ida, had run for only nine ... One 
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study, ... the sword was mentioned, and in one of them he said it was the 
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Yes, on the 1st of December, at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, Mr. Sullivan said. ..... A 
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Rosa died suddenly and the whole project was dropped. .... A projected opera, 
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was not until May 8 1884 that Gilbert dropped the idea, and agreed to provide a 
... for years, had been hanging on the wall of his study, fell from its place. ... it was 
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William Schwenck Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote The Mikado in 1885. 
Gilbert was the librettist ... Gilbert claims the inspiration for this new Opera came 
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were loaded, heading for Japan, when the bombs were dropped, he said. ... 
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Question: It's said that a Japanese sword dropping from Gilbert's library wall inspired this 1885 opera
Answer: Mikado