
Muny Archive
Yeoman of the Guard, The
Music: Sir Arthur Sullivan
Lyrics: W. S. Gilbert
Book: W. S. Gilbert
Notes:
Production Year: 1922
Synopsis:
Colonel Fairfax, a gentleman, is sentenced to death on a false charge of sorcery. To avoid leaving his estate to his accuser, Fairfax secretly marries Elsie, a strolling singer. The bride expects to be a well-paid widow within the hour. Fairfax, however, escapes, throwing the Tower into confusion and Elsie into despair.