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Thespis, the first comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, premiered at the Gaiety Theatre in London.
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1871 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
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Victorian-era theatrical partnership
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Gaiety Theatre, London
Former West End theatre in Westminster, England
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