The Mikado

Overview

A short, hand-tinted promotional film made by the D'Oyly Carte Opera company to show off the new wardrobe and set dressing for the 1926 production of The Mikado. About six scenes from The Mikado are shown, then designer Charles Rickets steps onto the stage with a final look at the costumes and the film ends. The players in the production are legendary Savoyards, well-known from recordings of the period, but this is the only time a movie camera caught them in their roles, though sadly minus the singing. About four nitrate prints of this film are known to exist; two of which are at the BFI in London.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 2, 1926

Original language

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Cast

Bertha Lewis,Henry Blain,Josephine Ashley,Henry Lytton,Elsie Griffin,Aileen Davies,Leo Sheffield,Beatrice Elburn,Janet Adair,Herbert Aitkenand 5 more

Writer

Arthur Sullivan,W. S. Gilbert

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0269550