| Thespis, a satirical poem on the actors at Drury Lane, earned him the favour of David Garrick, whom he adulated. |
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| It would be nearly four years after Thespis was produced before the two men worked together again. |
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| The score to Thespis was never published, and most of the music is now lost. |
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| Those Sullivan wrote himself include Thespis, Iolanthe, Princess Ida, The Yeomen of the Guard, The Gondoliers, The Grand Duke and probably Utopia Limited. |
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| In 1871, John Hollingshead commissioned Gilbert to work with Sullivan on a holiday piece for Christmas, Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old, at the Gaiety Theatre. |
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| After the success of Trial by Jury, there were discussions towards reviving Thespis, but Gilbert and Sullivan were not able to agree on terms with Carte and his backers. |
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