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[edit] Productions
In contrast to its predecessor, The Mikado, Ruddigore had a comparatively short original run of 288 performances. The provincial tour was very brief, closing by early June 1887. A production in New York with D'Oyly Carte personnel ran for 53 performances By the standards Gilbert and Sullivan had established, the opera was not considered a success, and it was not revived during their lifetimes.
The first revival was in December 1920 in Glasgow, and the first London revival was the following year. The opera was cut and heavily revised, including a new overture and a new second-act finale. The revival was a success, and from that point on, Ruddigore was a permanent fixture in the D'Oyly Carte repertory. It was included in every season until the winter of 1940–41, when the scenery and costumes (along with those of three other operas) were destroyed in enemy action. A new production debuted on November 1, 1948. From then on, it was played in every season through 1976–77, aside from 1962–63 (a season that included a lengthy overseas tour). In the late 1970s, the Company started to play a reduced repertory. Ruddigore was included in the 1976–77 tour, then for five months in 1978–1979; and finally in 1981–82.
In 1987, the New Sadler's Wells Opera revived Ruddigore, playing a new edition of the text that restored many of the passages that prior productions had cut.
The following table shows the history of the D'Oyly Carte productions in Gilbert's lifetime:
| Theatre | Opening Date | Closing Date | Perfs. | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savoy Theatre | January 22, 1887 | November 5, 1887 | 288 | First London run. |
| Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York | February 21, 1887]] | April 9, 1887 | 53 | Authorised American production. |
[edit] Historical casting
The following tables show the casts of the principal original productions and D'Oyly Carte Opera Company touring repertory at various times through to the company's 1982 closure:
| Role | Savoy Theatre 1887 |
Fifth Avenue 1887 |
D'Oyly Carte 1920 Tour |
D'Oyly Carte 1930 Tour |
D'Oyly Carte 1939 Tour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Oakapple | George Grossmith | George Thorne | Henry Lytton | Henry Lytton | Martyn Green |
| Richard Dauntless | Durward Lely | Courtice Pounds | Derek Oldham | Charles Goulding | John Dean |
| Sir Despard | Rutland Barrington | Fred Billington | Leo Sheffield | Sydney Granville | Sydney Granville |
| Old Adam | Rudolph Lewis | Leo Kloss | Douglas Kirke | Joseph Griffin | L. Radley Flynn |
| Sir Roderic | Richard Temple | F. Federici | Darrell Fancourt | Darrell Fancourt | Darrell Fancourt |
| Rose Maybud | Leonora Braham | Geraldine Ulmar | Gladys Sinclair | Sylvia Cecil | Margery Abbott |
| Mad Margaret | Jessie Bond | Kate Forster | Catherine Ferguson | Nellie Briercliffe | Marjorie Eyre |
| Dame Hannah | Rosina Brandram | Elsie Cameron | Bertha Lewis | Bertha Lewis | Evelyn Gardiner |
| Zorah | Josephine Findlay | Aida Jenoure | Marguerite Kynaston | Sybil Gordon | Marjorie Flinn |
| Ruth | Miss Lindsay | Miss Murray | Mary Athol | Murielle Barron | Maysie Dean |
| Role | D'Oyly Carte 1948 Tour |
D'Oyly Carte 1958 Tour |
D'Oyly Carte 1966 Tour |
D'Oyly Carte 1975 Tour |
D'Oyly Carte 1982 Tour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Oakapple | Martyn Green | Peter Pratt | John Reed | John Reed | Peter Lyon |
| Richard Dauntless | Leonard Osborn | Leonard Osborn | David Palmer | Meston Reid | Meston Reid |
| Sir Despard | Richard Watson | Kenneth Sandford | Kenneth Sandford | Kenneth Sandford | Kenneth Sandford |
| Old Adam | L. Radley Flynn | John Banks | George Cook | Jon Ellison | Michael Buchan |
| Sir Roderic | Darrell Fancourt | Donald Adams | Donald Adams | John Ayldon | John Ayldon |
| Rose Maybud | Margaret Mitchell | Jean Barrington | Ann Hood | Julia Goss | Jill Washington |
| Mad Margaret | Pauline Howard | Joyce Wright | Peggy Ann Jones | Judi Merri | Lorraine Daniels |
| Dame Hannah | Ella Halman | Ann Drummond-Grant | Christene Palmer | Lyndsie Holland | Patricia Leonard |
| Zorah | Muriel Harding | Mary Sansom | Jennifer Marks | Anne Egglestone | Jane Stanford |
| Ruth | Joyce Wright | Beryl Dixon | Pauline Wales | Marjorie Williams | Helene Witcombe |
