Credits and Works Cited
This project was in fulfillment of an internship (ENGL 394), spring 2023 semester at the University of Rochester.
Project supervisors: Curt Smith (English), Miranda Mims (RBSCP)
and Jessica Lacher-Feldman (RBSCP)
Exhibit and graphic design: Jessica Lacher-Feldman (RBSCP)
Curator for Theater Collections in RBSCP: Jessica Lacher-Feldman
Digitization: Lisa Wright (Digital Scholarship)
Special thanks to Dr. Hal Kanthor, the collector and donor of these materials to RBSCP, and to Dr. Joanne Bernardi, Professor of Japanese and Visual and Cultural Studies and Head, Japanese Program, University of Rochester.
Sheet music, The Mikado Quadrille
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Eliz.avery. “Hot Mikado, Starring Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson.” Flickr, Yahoo!, 27 Apr. 2023, https://www.flickr.com/photos/23097960@N04/2608526931.
Engine Public Domain Search.” PICRYL, 1 Jan. 1853, https://picryl.com/media/geraldine-ulmar-kate-forster-and-geraldine-st-maur-as-the-little-maids-from-2c0534.
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Gilbert, W.S. “The Mikado.” 1885.
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“Hot Mikado (Musical) Plot & Characters.” StageAgent, https://stageagent.com/shows/musical/1863/hot-mikado.
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Kevin. “Hot Mikados and Swingin' Pinafores: Stewart F. Lane's ‘Black Broadway.’” Operetta Research Center, 9 June 2020, http://operetta-research-center.org/hot-mikados-swingin-hms-pinafores-stewart-f-lanes-black-broadway/.
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“Lodestone Theatre Ensemble Presents the World Premiere of the Mikado Project.” Lodestone Presents THE MIKADO PROJECT (Mar07), https://www.aatrevue.com/Old/Lode0307.html.
NYPL's Public Domain Archive. “The Publicity Photo of Three Unidentified Actresses as the ‘Three Little Maids’ from the Stage Production The Swing Mikado. - NYPL's Public Domain Archive Public Domain Search.” NYPL's Public Domain Archive, 1 Jan. 1939, https://nypl.getarchive.net/media/the-publicity-photo-of-three-unidentified-actresses-as-the-three-little-maids-bed2c8.
PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine. “Geraldine Ulmar, Kate Forster, and Geraldine St. Maur as ‘The Little Maids from School’ in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Stage Production the Mikado (Gilbert and Sullivan). - Picryl - Public Domain Media Search Reviewed by Bob Abelman, Fri. “Review: Gilbert & Sullivan Austin's the McAdo Spryly Swaps Kimonos for Kilts.” Arts - The Austin Chronicle, https://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2022-06-17/review-gilbert-and-sullivan-austins-the-mcado/.
PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine. “‘The Mikado’ at Shrewsbury (4422768732).” PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Image, PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine, 18 Aug. 2022, https://jenikirbyhistory.getarchive.net/amp/media/the-mikado-at-shrewsbury-4422768732-12a231.
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“The Beginner's Guide to Gilbert and Sullivan.” English National Opera, 28 Mar. 2023, https://www.eno.org/discover-opera/beginners-guide-gilbert-sullivan/.
“The Black Mikado.” DBpedia, https://dbpedia.org/page/The_Black_Mikado.
“The Cool Mikado.” TVGuide.com, 1 Jan. 1962, https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-cool-mikado/2030116809/.
Theatre, Thwaites EMPIRE. “Hot mikado_11.” Flickr, Yahoo!, 27 Apr. 2023, https://www.flickr.com/photos/thwaitestheatrephotos/3468736536/.
“The Mcado.” Gilbert & Sullivan Austin, https://www.gilbertsullivan.org/shows/the-mcado-2022/.
“The Mikado.” Directed by Victor Schertzinger. Universal Pictures and General Film Distributors, 1939.
“The Mikado 1966 (Speed Corrected) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Gilbert & Sullivan.” YouTube, YouTube, 20 Mar. 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AtEIuagK-k.
Williams, Gordon. “Pacific Opera Project 2019 Review: The Mikado.” OperaWire, 2 Sept. 2019, https://operawire.com/pacific-opera-project-2019-the-mikado/.
YouTube, YouTube, 21 Mar. 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9vBOiFng8A. Accessed 26 Apr. 2023.
YouTube, YouTube, 24 May 2011, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6xHGP3sL3c. Accessed 27 Apr. 2023.