The Yeomen of the Guard (1957)
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
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Alfred Drake as Jack Point |
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Celeste Holm as Phoebe Meryll |
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Bill Hayes as Col. Fairfax |
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Barbara Cook as Elsie Maynard |
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Henry Calvin as Wilfred Shadbolt |
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Muriel O'Malley as Dame Carruthers |
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Robert Wright as Lt. Cholmondeley |
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Norman Atkins as Sgt. Meryll |
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Norman Barrs as Leonard Meryll |
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Marjorie Gordon as Kate |
| Directing | George Schaefer | Director |
| Writing | William Nichols | Adaptation |
| Writing | William S. Gilbert | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Noel Caplan | Teleplay |
| Writing | William S. Gilbert | Lyricist |
| Sound | Arthur Sullivan | Songs |
| Production | Mildred Freed Alberg | Executive Producer |
| Production | George Schaefer | Producer |
| Sound | Franz Allers | Conductor |
| Sound | Franz Allers | Music Director |
