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The Yeomen of the Guard

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.

Director
George Schaefer
Release date
Apr 10, 1957
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of The Yeomen of the Guard

  • Portrait of Alfred Drake

    Alfred Drake

    Jack Point

  • Portrait of Celeste Holm

    Celeste Holm

    Phoebe Meryll

  • Bill Hayes

    Col. Fairfax

  • Portrait of Barbara Cook

    Barbara Cook

    Elsie Maynard

  • Portrait of Henry Calvin

    Henry Calvin

    Wilfred Shadbolt

  • Muriel O'Malley

    Dame Carruthers

  • Robert Wright

    Lt. Cholmondeley

  • Norman Atkins

    Sgt. Meryll

  • Norman Barrs

    Leonard Meryll

  • Marjorie Gordon

    Kate

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