(The Yeomen of the Guard)

Content: Taking place in the Tower of London during the reign of King Henry VIII, this classic Gilbert & Sullivan operetta is one of their darkest and most sophisticated. Colonel Fairfax is wrongly accused of sorcery and sentenced to death within the hour. He hatches a plan to avoid letting his estate fall into the hands of his scheming cousin (incidentally, his accuser) by secretly marrying Elsie Maynard, a strolling singer. She agrees to be blindfolded during the ceremony and expects to be a wealthy widow upon Fairfax's imminent demise, leaving her free to marry her lover, the jester, Jack Point. However, Fairfax miraculously escapes his fate and chaos ensues.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Comedy,

Drama,

Romance,

Music

Runtime:

79 minutes

Year:

1957

Directors:

George Schaefer

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Production companies:

NBC

Actors:

Jack Point

Phoebe Meryll

Col. Fairfax

Elsie Maynard

Wilfred Shadbolt

Crews:

Director

Adaptation

Theatre Play

Teleplay

Lyricist