The Mikado

The Mikado

4 mins | Documentary, Music | May 2, 1926

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.

The Mikado

4 mins | Documentary, Music | May 2, 1926

The Mikado
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.
Producers
Original title The Mikado
Directors
Writers W.S. Gilbert

Cast

Darrell Fancourt

as The Mikado

Charles Goulding

as Nanki-Poo

Henry Lytton

as Ko-Ko

Leo Sheffield

as Pooh-Bah

John Huntington

as Pish-Tush

Elsie Griffin

as Yum-Yum

Aileen Davies

as Pitti-Sing

Beatrice Elburn

as Peep-Bo

Bertha Lewis

as Katisha