The Characters

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Cabinet photograph, Courtice Pounds as Nanki-Poo and Geraldine Ulmar as Yum-Yum in D'Oyly Carte's New York production of The Mikado.

  • Ko-Ko: high lord executioner

  • Yum-Yum: ward and fiancé of Ko-Ko

  • Nanki-Poo: son of the Mikado

  • The Mikado: the Mikado (emperor) of Japan

  • Katisha: elderly lady in the Mikado’s court

  • Pooh-Bah: Lord High Everything Else

  • Pish-Tush: local noble

  • Go-To: local noble

  • Pitti-Sing: friend of Yum-Yum

  • Pee-Bo: friend of Yum-Yum

  • Chorus