page_title: Robert the Devil (Gilbert)
section_title: Roles and original cast
hierarchical_section_title: Robert the Devil (Gilbert) / Roles and original cast
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of Robert the Magnificent as part of the Six Dukes of Normandy statue in the Falaise town square. Français&#160;: Monument représentant Guillaume le Conquérant et les six ducs de Normandie l'ayant précédé, Falaise (Calvados, Basse-Normandie)&#160;: Robert Ier de Normandie, dit le Libéral ou plus couramment le Magnifique, sixième duc de Normandie de 1027 à 1035.
context_page_description: Robert the Devil, or The Nun, the Dun, and the Son of a Gun is an operatic parody by W. S. Gilbert of Giacomo Meyerbeer's grand opera Robert le diable, which was named after, but bears little resemblance to, the medieval French legend of the same name. Gilbert set new lyrics to tunes by Meyerbeer, Bellini, Offenbach and others.
  The piece premiered at the opening of the newly rebuilt Gaiety Theatre in London on 21 December 1868. An extravaganza played on a very large scale, it ran for over 120 performances and played continuously in the British provinces for three years thereafter. It also enjoyed several revivals. The original production starred Nellie Farren in the title role – she became the company's leading "principal boy". Several of the other male roles were played by women, as was common in burlesques of the day.
context_section_description: The Gaiety programme and the printed libretto differ markedly in their cast lists. The following list is from the programme. London press reports confirm these names. Where the libretto lists other names, they are given in footnotes.
  Robert, Duke of Normandy (nicknamed "The Devil") – Nellie Farren
  Bertram (his father, disguised as a Sicilian nobleman) – Richard Barker
  Raimbault (troubadour, betrothed to Alice) – Constance Loseby
  Alice – Emily Fowler
  Albert, Prince of Granada – Annie Tremaine
  Gobetto (a drunken Sicilian boor, afterwards Bertram's familiar) – Joseph Eldred
  Old Bailey (wax figure from Chamber of Horrors) – Joe Robins
  A Lady (wax figure from Chamber of Horrors) – Miss Ashton
  King John (wax figure from Chamber of Horrors) – Mr. Everet
  Richard III (wax figure from Chamber of Horrors) – Mr. Rae
  Queen Mary I (wax figure from Chamber of Horrors) – Miss Grundy
  Two mysterious fiddlers – John D'Auban and John Warde
  Ferdinando (Sicilian nobleman) – Miss Henri
  Bertuccio (Sicilian nobleman)  – Miss Lister
  Lady Abbess – Miss Wood
  Princess Isabella – Lilian Hastings
  Principal dancer – Anna Bossi
caption: Statue of Robert, Duke of Normandy, known as "Le diable"
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