William Schwenk Gilbert
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William Schwenk Gilbert — noun a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836 1911) • Syn: ↑Gilbert, ↑William Gilbert, ↑William S. Gilbert, ↑Sir William Gilbert • Derivationally related forms: ↑Gilbertian (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
William Schwenk Gilbert — n. William S. Gilbert, Sir William Gilbert (1836 1911), librettist who worked together with Sir Arthur Sullivan on a well known series of comic operettas … English contemporary dictionary
William S. Gilbert — noun a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836 1911) • Syn: ↑Gilbert, ↑William Gilbert, ↑William Schwenk Gilbert, ↑Sir William Gilbert • Derivationally related forms: ↑Gilbertian ( … Useful english dictionary
William S. Gilbert — n. William Schwenk Gilbert, Sir William Gilbert (1836 1911), librettist who worked together with Sir Arthur Sullivan on a well known series of comic operettas … English contemporary dictionary
Gilbert — prop. n. William Schwenk Gilbert, an English dramatist born at London Nov. 18, 1836. He is most famous for his collaborations with Sir Arthur Sullivan on a number of humorous light operas which are known as Gilbert and Sullivan Operas . His first … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gilbert and Sullivan — William Schwenk Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, who collaborated on a number of light operas. See {Gilbert}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gilbert — noun 1. a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836 1911) • Syn: ↑William Gilbert, ↑William S. Gilbert, ↑William Schwenk Gilbert, ↑Sir William Gilbert • Derivationally related forms:… … Useful english dictionary
William Gilbert — noun 1. a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836 1911) • Syn: ↑Gilbert, ↑William S. Gilbert, ↑William Schwenk Gilbert, ↑Sir William Gilbert • Derivationally related forms:… … Useful english dictionary
Gilbert, Sir W.S. — ▪ British playwright in full Sir William Schwenk Gilbert born Nov. 18, 1836, London died May 29, 1911, Harrow Weald, Middlesex, Eng. English playwright and humorist best known for his collaboration with Sir Arthur Sullivan (Sullivan, Sir… … Universalium
Gilbert, Sir William Schwenk — (b. 1836) Dramatist and humorist. The Palace of Truth (1870), Pygmalion and Galatea (1871), Trial by Jury (1878), Pinafore, Pirates of Penzance, Patience, Iolanthe, The Mikado, Yeomen of the Guard, Bab Ballads … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
