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Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the Peri ({{IPAc-en|aɪ|.|oʊ|ˈ|l|æ|n|θ|iː}}) is a comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It is one of the Savoy operas and is the seventh of fourteen operatic collaborations by Gilbert and Sullivan. In the opera, the fairy Iolanthe has been banished from fairyland because she married a mortal; this is forbidden by fairy law. Her son, Strephon, is an Arcadian shepherd who wants to marry Phyllis, a Ward of Chancery. All the members of the House of Peers also want to marry Phyllis. When Phyllis sees Strephon hugging a young woman (not knowing that it is his mother – immortal fairies all appear young), she assumes the worst and sets off a climactic confrontation between the peers and the fairies. The opera satirises many aspects of British government, law and society. The confrontation between the fairies and the peers is a version of one of Gilbert's favourite themes: a tranquil civilisation of women is disrupted by a male-dominated world through the discovery of mortal love.

Iolanthe opened in London on 25 November 1882, at the Savoy Theatre to a warm reception, and ran for 398 performances, the fourth consecutive hit by Gilbert and Sullivan. It was the first work to premiere at the Savoy (although Patience had transferred to the theatre in 1881) and was the first new theatre production in the world to be illuminated entirely with electric lights, permitting some special effects that had not been possible in the era of gas lighting. The opera opened simultaneously in New York, and touring companies were sent around the UK and US to play the piece. The first Australasian touring production followed in 1885, and the opera was revived in London beginning in 1901. The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company toured the opera nearly continuously in repertory from 1891 until 1982, and made several recordings of the opera over that period. Numerous other professional and amateur productions have been given of this enduring work, and various other recordings have been issued.

Background

Gilbert had targeted the aristocracy and political officials for satiric treatment in earlier works. In this opera, the House of Lords is lampooned as a bastion of the ineffective, privileged and dim-witted, whose only qualification to govern is noble birth. The political party system, the law and other institutions also come in for a dose of satire. Throughout Iolanthe, however, both author and composer managed to couch the criticism among such bouncy, amiable absurdities and "splendid pageantry" that it is all received as good humour, with Prime Minister Gladstone complimenting the opera's good taste.^[8] In fact, Gilbert later refused to allow quotes from the piece to be used as part of the campaign to diminish the powers of the House of Lords.^[9]

Although titled Iolanthe all along in Gilbert's plot book,^[10] for a time the piece was advertised as Perola and rehearsed under that name. According to an often-repeated myth, Gilbert and Sullivan did not change the name to Iolanthe until just before the première.^[11] In fact, however, the title was advertised as Iolanthe as early as 13 November 1882 – eleven days before the opening – so the cast had at least that much time to learn the name. It is also clear that Sullivan's musical setting was written to match the cadence of the word "Iolanthe," and could only accommodate the word "Perola" by preceding it (awkwardly) with "O", "Come" or "Ah".^[12] Henry Irving had produced a W. G. Wills adaptation of King René’s Daughter in London in 1880, under the name Iolanthe, and in October 1882 Gilbert asked his producer, Richard D'Oyly Carte, to request Irving's permission to use the name. It is not known whether Irving replied.^[13]

The opera's premiere was received by an enthusiastic audience and earned critical praise,^[18] although there was general agreement that the second act needed some trimming.^[19] Iolanthe became the fourth consecutive major success for Gilbert, Sullivan and their producer, Richard D'Oyly Carte, following H.M.S. Pinafore (1878), The Pirates of Penzance (1879) and Patience (1881).^[20] Increasingly viewing his work with Gilbert as frivolous, beneath his skills and repetitious, Sullivan had intended to resign from the partnership with Gilbert and Carte after Iolanthe, but on the day of its premiere, he received a letter from his broker, Edward Hall, notifying him that Hall had lost all his money, including £7,000 of Sullivan's investments, the bulk of his fortune.^[21] Sullivan's lifestyle was not inexpensive, and he was helping to support his late brother's large family,^[22] as well as his mistress, Fanny Ronalds, and her family.^[23] He soon concluded that the only certain way to restore his financial security was to continue writing Savoy operas. On 8 February 1883, he signed a new five-year creative partnership agreement with Gilbert and Carte; Gilbert was already at work on their next piece, Princess Ida.^[24] On 22 May 1883, Sullivan was knighted by Queen Victoria for his "services ... rendered to the promotion of the art of music" in Britain.^[25]

Roles

Synopsis

The beloved fairy Iolanthe, who arranged the fairies' songs and dances, committed the capital crime (under fairy law) of marrying a mortal human. The Queen of the fairies commuted Iolanthe's sentence of death to banishment for life on the condition that Iolanthe left her husband and never communicated with him again. After the passage of 25 years, the fairies, still missing Iolanthe deeply, plead with their Queen to pardon Iolanthe and to restore her place in fairyland ("Tripping hither, tripping thither").

Summoned by the Fairy Queen ("Iolanthe! From thy dark exile thou art summoned"), Iolanthe rises from the frog-infested stream that has been her home in exile. The Queen, unable to bear punishing her any longer, pardons Iolanthe, who is warmly greeted by the other fairies. Iolanthe tells her sisters that she has a son, Strephon, noting that he's a fairy down to the waist, but his legs are mortal. The fairies laugh that Iolanthe appears too young to have a grown son, as one of the advantages of a fairy's immortality is that they never grow old. Strephon, a handsome Arcadian shepherd, arrives and meets his aunts ("Good-morrow, good mother"). He tells Iolanthe of his love for the Lord Chancellor's ward of court, the beautiful Phyllis, who does not know of Strephon's mixed origin. Strephon is despondent, however, as the Lord Chancellor has forbidden them to marry, partly because he feels that a shepherd is unsuitable for Phyllis, but partly because the Lord Chancellor wishes to marry Phyllis himself. In fact, so do half the members of Britain's House of Lords. The Fairy Queen promises her assistance ("Fare thee well, attractive stranger"). Soon Phyllis arrives, and she and Strephon share a moment of tenderness as they plan their future and possible elopement ("Good-morrow, good lover"; "None shall part us from each other").

A cadre of the peers of the realm arrive in noisy splendour ("Loudly let the trumpet bray") with the Lord Chancellor ("The law is the true embodiment"). They are all smitten with Phyllis, and they have appealed to the Lord Chancellor to decide who will have her hand. The Lord Chancellor hesitates to act upon his own regard for Phyllis due to his position as her guardian. The Lords send for Phyllis to choose one of their number, but she will not marry any of them, as virtue is found only in a "lowly" cottage ("My well-loved Lord" and "Nay, tempt me not"). The peers beg her not to scorn them simply because of their "blue blood" ("Spurn not the nobly born" and "My lords, it may not be"). Strephon approaches the Lord Chancellor, pleading that Nature bids him marry Phyllis. But the Lord Chancellor wryly notes that Strephon has not presented sufficient evidence that Nature has interested herself in the matter. He refuses his consent to the marriage between Strephon and Phyllis ("When I went to the Bar").

Disappointed, Strephon calls on Iolanthe for help. She appears and promises to support her son. Spying on the two, the peers – led by the brainless and stuffy Earls Tolloller and Mountararat – together with Phyllis, see Iolanthe and Strephon in a warm embrace. All three jump to the obvious conclusion, since the centuries-old Iolanthe appears to be a girl of seventeen ("When darkly looms the day"). The peers scoff at the seemingly absurd claim that Iolanthe is Strephon's mother as Strephon pleads: "She is, has been, my mother from my birth!" Phyllis angrily rejects Strephon for his supposed infidelity and declares that she will marry either Lord Tolloller or Lord Mountararat ("...and I don't care which!"). Strephon then calls for help from the fairies, who appear but are mistaken by the peers for a girls' school on an outing. Offended, the Fairy Queen pronounces a magical "sentence" upon the peers: Strephon shall not only become a Member of Parliament, but will also have the power to pass any bill he proposes ("With Strephon for your foe, no doubt").

Private Willis, on night guard duty, paces outside the Palace of Westminster and muses on political life ("When all night long a chap remains"). The fairies arrive and tease the peers about the success of MP Strephon, who is advancing a bill to open the peerage to competitive examination ("Strephon's a member of Parliament"). The peers ask the fairies to stop Strephon's mischief, stating that the House of Peers is not susceptible of any improvement ("When Britain really ruled the waves"). Although the fairies say that they cannot stop Strephon, they have become strongly attracted to the peers ("In vain to us you plead"). The fairy Queen is dismayed by this. Pointing to Private Willis of the First Grenadier Guards, who is still on duty, the Queen claims that she is able to subdue her response to the effects of his manly beauty ("Oh, foolish fay").

Phyllis cannot decide whether she ought to marry Tolloller or Mountararat, and so she leaves the choice up to them. Tolloller tells Mountararat that his family's tradition would require the two Earls to duel to the death if the latter were to claim Phyllis. The two decide that their friendship is more important than love and renounce their claims to her ("Though p'r'aps I may incur thy blame"). The Lord Chancellor arrives dressed for bed and describes a nightmare caused by his unrequited love for Phyllis ("Love, unrequited, robs me of my rest").^[26] The two peers try to cheer him up and urge him to make another effort to persuade himself to award Phyllis to ... himself ("If you go in you're sure to win").

Strephon now leads both parties in Parliament, but he is miserable at losing Phyllis. He sees Phyllis and reveals to her that his mother is a fairy, which accounts for her apparent youth ("If we're weak enough to tarry"). Phyllis and Strephon ask Iolanthe to plead with the Lord Chancellor to allow their marriage, for "none can resist your fairy eloquence." This is impossible, she replies, for the Lord Chancellor is her husband. He believes Iolanthe to have died childless, and she is bound not to "undeceive" him, under penalty of death. However, to save Strephon from losing his love, Iolanthe resolves to present his case to the Lord Chancellor while veiled ("My lord, a suppliant at your feet").

Although the Lord Chancellor is moved by her appeal, which evokes the memory of his wife, he declares that he himself will marry Phyllis. Desperate, Iolanthe unveils, ignoring the warnings of the unseen Fairies, revealing that she is his long-lost wife, and Strephon is his son. The Lord Chancellor is amazed to see her alive, but Iolanthe has again broken fairy law, and the Fairy Queen is now left with no choice but to punish Iolanthe with death ("It may not be ... Once again thy vow is broken"). As she prepares to execute Iolanthe, the Queen learns that the rest of the fairies have chosen husbands from among the peers, thus also incurring death sentences – but the Queen blanches at the prospect of slaughtering all of them. The Lord Chancellor suggests a solution: change the law by inserting a single word: "every fairy shall die who doesn't marry a mortal." The Fairy Queen cheerfully agrees and, to save her life, the dutiful soldier, Private Willis, agrees to marry her. Seeing no reason to stay in the mortal realm if peers are to be recruited "from persons of intelligence", the peers join the fairy ranks and "away [they] go to fairyland" ("Soon as we may, off and away").

Musical numbers

Deleted songs

Musical and textual analysis

At the time they wrote Iolanthe, both Gilbert and Sullivan were in their peak creative years, and Iolanthe, their seventh work together, drew the best from both composer and author. Sullivan's biographer, Arthur Jacobs, wrote: "[Sullivan] had composed a brilliant new score (his most subtle yet) to a scintillating libretto. ... Iolanthe is the work in which Sullivan's operetta style takes a definite step forward, and metamorphosis of musical themes is its characteristic new feature. ... By recurrence and metamorphosis of themes Sullivan made the score more fluid".^[29] Sullivan's overture was superior in structure and orchestration to those that his assistants had constructed for the earlier operas.^[30] Much of his "fairy" music pays deliberate homage to the incidental music written by Felix Mendelssohn for an 1842 production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Richard Wagner's Ring cycle premiered in London earlier in 1882.^[31] The music for the fairies reflects Wagner's style, and the score uses leitmotifs, including a distinctive four-note theme associated with the character of Iolanthe. The Fairy Queen's music parodies that of Wagnerian heroines such as Brünnhilde.^[32] The score is wider in range of emotion and style, with innovative use of pizzicato strings, clever and varied underscoring of patter, the tender, sentimental eleventh-hour number for the title character, apt matching of the music to the absurd comedy of the lyrics, and a sustained first act finale with a series of dramatic situations that ends with the confrontation between the fairies and peers.^[30]

Gilbert, too, was influenced by earlier works, including The Mountain Sylph by John Barnett. Two characters in Iolanthe, Strephon and Phyllis, are described as Arcadian shepherds. Arcadia was a legendary site of rural perfection, first described by the Ancient Greeks, that was a popular setting for writers of the 19th century. Gilbert had written an earlier work called Happy Arcadia. He had also created several "fairy comedies" at the Haymarket Theatre in the early 1870s. These plays, influenced by the fairy work of James Planché, are founded upon the idea of self-revelation by characters under the influence of some magic or some supernatural interference.^[33] Several of Iolanthe's themes are continued from Patience, including the battle between the sexes and the satire on legal and political themes. Iolanthe is one of several of Gilbert's works, including among others The Wicked World, Broken Hearts, Fallen Fairies and Princess Ida, where the introduction of males into a tranquil world of women brings "mortal love" that wreaks havoc with the status quo.^[34]

Gilbert's absurdist style is on full display in Iolanthe. For example, all the members of the House of Lords are in love with Phyllis, a ward of the Lord Chancellor. Gilbert satirically sets up the fantastical fairies as the agents of common sense in contrast with the nonsensical peers, who should be sober parliamentarians, while the most poetically romantic of the fairies, the "Arcadian" shepherd, Strephon, is chosen to lead both houses of Parliament.^[2]^[35] One of Gilbert's biographers, Andrew Crowther wrote: "The things that make [the opera] memorable as a work of art [include] the peers entering in the full pomp of their formal robes, magnificent and ridiculous."^[2] Among many pot-shots that Gilbert takes at lawyers in this opera, the Lord Chancellor sings that, as a young lawyer, he decided to "work on a new and original plan" similar to the practice in other professions, that diligence, honesty, honour and merit should lead to promotion. Gilbert uses the "fairy law" as a proxy for mortal law, in which an "equity draughtsman" can, with "the insertion of a single word", change the entire meaning of the law. Crowther notes: "All kinds of tone ... mingle in this opera: whimsy, fantasy, romance, wit and political satire."

Productions

In the British provinces, Iolanthe played – either by itself, or in repertory – continuously from February 1882 through 1885, then not again until late 1891. From then on, it was always present in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's touring repertory, being included in some part of every season until the company's closure in 1982.^[39] Most of the costumes were redesigned by Percy Anderson in 1915 and by George Sheringham in 1932, and Peter Goffin designed new sets in 1957 and some new costumes in 1960.^[36] After its original production, Iolanthe was not revived in London until 1901, making it the first of the operas to be revived after the composer's death the year before. It was also included in two Savoy repertory seasons, in 1907 and 1908–09.^[40]

The following table shows the history of the D'Oyly Carte productions in Gilbert's lifetime (not including touring companies):

Historical casting

The following tables show the casts of the principal original productions and D'Oyly Carte Opera Company touring repertory at various times through to the company's 1982 closure:

Selected recordings

Of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company recordings of this opera, the 1930 and 1960 recordings have been the best received, and the latter includes the dialogue. The revived D'Oyly Carte's 1991 recording contains Strephon's cut number "Fold Your Flapping Wings" as a bonus track.^[62]

On video are the 1982 Brent Walker production^[63] and more recent performances from the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival.^[64]

Cultural influence

The science fiction writer Isaac Asimov was a Gilbert and Sullivan fan. His Foundation Trilogy was conceived after his reading Iolanthe started a train of thought about military empires.^[76]^[77] Also, in "Runaround", a story in Asimov's I, Robot, a robot, while in a state similar to drunkenness, sings snippets of Gilbert and Sullivan songs, including "The Nightmare Song" from Iolanthe. In Michael Chabon's 2004 novel The Final Solution, Bruno the parrot sings bits from Iolanthe. The eponymous hero of David Nobbs' The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin has "Iolanthe" as a middle name, allegedly due to his being born during a performance of the opera. An illustrated booklet, A Parody on Iolanthe, was written and published by D. Dalziel in 1883 and concerns the Chicago & Alton Railway.^[78]

In his 1974 album Todd, Todd Rundgren performs the "Lord Chancellor's Nightmare Song" ("When you're lying awake...").^[79]

See also

Notes

1. ^Ainger, p. 215
2. ^¹²Crowther, p. 158
3. ^Ainger, pp. 204–205; Bradley, p. 358; and Crowther, pp. 167 and 170
4. ^Jacobs, pp. 172–173
5. ^Crowther, pp. 167–169
6. ^Ainger, pp. 211–215
7. ^Bradley, p. 357
8. ^Crowther, p. 171; and Bradley, pp. 357–358
9. ^Bradley, p. 416
10. ^Tillett et al. 1982, p. 5
11. ^Baily 1952, p. 209
12. ^Tillett, et al. 1982, pp. 6–7
13. ^Ainger, pp. 212–13; and Bradley, p. 364
14. ^"The Savoy Theatre, Strand, WC2", ArthurLloyd.co.uk, accessed 25 October 2018; and Davis, Carol E. "Sullivan: Iolanthe", Opera News, June 2014, Vol. 78, No. 12, accessed July 26, 2015
15. ^Burgess, Michael. "Richard D'Oyly Carte", The Savoyard, January 1975, pp. 7–11
16. ^Iolanthe, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, accessed July 26, 2015
17. ^Ainger, pp. 216–217
18. ^Ainger, p. 217
19. ^Crowther, p. 170
20. ^Ainger, pp. 145–225
21. ^Ainger, pp. 199 and 217
22. ^Hayes, pp. 8–9
23. ^Barker, John W. "Gilbert and Sullivan" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723140938/http://www.madisonsavoyards.org/Public/reference/gsbio.php |date=23 July 2008 }}, Madison Savoyards.org (2005), accessed 12 April 2009
24. ^Ainger, pp. 218–219
25. ^Ainger, p. 220
26. ^The Lord Chancellor says that "Love, nightmare-like, lies heavy on my chest." A well-known painting exhibited in London, "The Nightmare", had influenced several writers including Mary Shelley and Edgar Allan Poe (see Ward, Maryanne C. (Winter, 2000). "A Painting of the Unspeakable: Henry Fuseli's The Nightmare and the Creation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein". The Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association 33 (1): 20–31) and had been described in a short poem by Erasmus Darwin, "Night-Mare", which included the lines, "The Fiend.../ Seeks some love-wilder'd maid with sleep oppress'd,/ Alights, and grinning sits upon her breast". See Moffitt, John F. "A Pictorial Counterpart to 'Gothick' Literature: Fuseli's The Nightmare", Mosaic, vol. 35, issue 1 (2002), University of Manitoba
27. ^This discovery was presented by Helga J. Perry and Bruce I. Miller in 2000 at the 11th International Conference on Nineteenth-Century Music at Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, UK. See 11th Conference on Nineteenth-Century Music {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040903180139/http://listproc.ucdavis.edu/archives/mlist/log0002/0003.html |date=3 September 2004 }}, outline conference information. It was subsequently published by the Sir Arthur Sullivan Society. See Perry, H. J. and Miller, B. I. The Reward of Merit? An Examination of the Suppressed De Belville Song in Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe. Sir Arthur Sullivan Society, 2001
28. ^[https://www.gsarchive.net/iolanthe/html/index.html Includes a brief introduction to "Fold your flapping wings" and a link to the lyrics and a midi file]
29. ^Jacobs 1984, pp. 176–79
30. ^¹Ainger, p. 216
31. ^Fifield, Christopher. Ibbs and Tillett: The Rise and Fall of a Musical Empire, Chapter 3, pp. 25–26, London: Ashgate Publishing, 2005. {{ISBN|1-84014-290-1}}
32. ^Williams, p. 217
33. ^The Cambridge History of English and American Literature in 18 Volumes (1907–21). Volume XIII. "The Victorian Age", Part One. VIII. Nineteenth-Century Drama, § 15. W. S. Gilbert.
34. ^Introduction to Broken Hearts {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413153715/http://gsarchive.net/gilbert/plays/broken_hearts/intro.html |date=13 April 2017 }}, The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, accessed 10 March 2009
35. ^Ainger, pp. 205–206
36. ^¹Rollins and Witts, Appendix, p. VII
37. ^Information about early American productions {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210014232/http://www.library.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=4143 |date=10 December 2008 }}; and Bradley, p. 357
38. ^Ainger, p. 204
39. ^Rollins and Witts, passim
40. ^Rollins and Witts, pp 19–22
41. ^"Gilbert and Sullivan Out of Copyright", The Times, 1 January 1962, p. 14; and "Savoy Opera Prospect in the New Era", The Times, 5 January 1962, p. 4
42. ^"Entertainments", The Times, 9 October 1978, p. 11
43. ^The new sets were by Bruno Santini. See [https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O172555/theatre-costume-santini-bruno/ "Theatre Costume"], Victoria and Albert Museum, accessed June 28, 2015 ; and Bradley, pp. 40 and 359
44. ^¹Bradley, p. 359
45. ^Rice, David M. "New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players – Iolanthe – conducted & directed by Albert Bergeret", Classical Source, November 8, 2015
46. ^Iolanthe, Internet Broadway Database, accessed January 24, 2016
47. ^Rollins and Witts, p. 8
48. ^Gänzl, p. 211
49. ^Rollins and Witts, p. 19
50. ^Rollins and Witts, p. 21
51. ^Rollins and Witts, p. 22
52. ^Rollins and Witts, p. 132
53. ^Rollins and Witts, p. 148
54. ^Rollins and Witts, p. 160
55. ^Rollins and Witts, p. 170
56. ^Rollins and Witts, p. 176
57. ^Rollins and Witts, p. 180
58. ^Rollins and Witts, 1st Supplement, p. 7
59. ^Rollins and Witts, 3rd Supplement, p. 28
60. ^Rollins and Witts, 4th Supplement, p. 42
61. ^Morey is President of the Gilbert and Sullivan Society in London. See also Ffrench, Andrew. "Retired opera singer Cynthia Morey lands 'yum' film role in Quartet", Oxford Mail, 2 February 2013
62. ^Shepherd, Marc. List and assessments of recordings of Iolanthe at the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography
63. ^Reviews of the Brent Walker video recording
64. ^"Professional Shows from the Festival" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626161615/http://gsfestivals.org/shop/professional-shows |date=26 June 2012 }}, Musical Collectibles catalogue website, accessed 15 October 2012
65. ^Shepherd, Marc. Review of 1920 recording at the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography
66. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20111023122043/http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/iol1951.htm Review of 1951 recording]
67. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20120214080913/http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/iol1960.htm Review of 1960 recording]
68. ^Shepherd, Marc. Review of 1982 video at the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography
69. ^Shepherd, Marc. Review of 1991 recording at the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography
70. ^Davis, Carol E. "Sullivan: Iolanthe", Opera News, Vol. 78, No. 12, June 2014
71. ^Green, Edward. "Ballads, songs, and speeches". BBC, 20 September 2004. Retrieved on 2008-11-16.
72. ^Rehnquist played the silent role of Mr. Bunthorne's Solicitor in the Gilbert and Sullivan opera, Patience, with the Washington Savoyards in 1986. See Garcia, Guy D. "People", Time magazine, 2 June 1986, accessed 8 October 2013
73. ^Barrett, John Q."A Rehnquist Ode on the Vinson Court", {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910013241/http://new.stjohns.edu/download.axd/5665d1d62928417389ad9122506f43a1.pdf |date=10 September 2008 }} The Green Bag, vol. 11, no. 3, Spring 2008
74. ^Richmond Newspapers cast at Findlaw.com
75. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/olivier_awards/view/item98519/Olivier-Winners-1984/ |title=Olivier Award winners for 1984 |access-date=6 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111155857/http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/olivier_awards/view/item98519/Olivier-Winners-1984/ |archive-date=11 January 2012 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }}
76. ^White, Michael. [https://books.google.com/books?id=EWbMiyS9v98C&pg=PA83 Foundation,] Isaac Asimov: A Life of the Grand Master of Science Fiction, p. 83, Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2005 {{ISBN|0-7867-1518-9}}. Quote: "Asimov was travelling on the subway reading ... Iolanthe. The illustrations and their military theme started him thinking in terms of armies, wars, and empires. Before he had arrived at [his publisher's] office he had the idea of writing about a galactic empire, based on the historical structure, rise, and fall of the Roman Empire."
77. ^{{cite web | last=Asimov | first=Isaac | url=http://www.pannis.com/SFDG/TheFoundationTrilogy/theStoryBehindTheFoundation.html | title=The Story Behind the Foundation | year=1982 | accessdate=13 January 2013}}
78. ^Dalziel, D. A Parody on Iolanthe (1883), reprinted at Gutenberg.org, accessed 17 June 2014
79. ^{{Allmusic |class=album |tab=review |id=r48439 |first=Stephen Thoma |last=Erlewine |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |accessdate=20 August 2013}}