The Mikado - Historical Casting

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:

Role	Savoy Theatre 1885	Fifth Avenue 1885	Savoy Theatre 1888	Savoy Theatre 1895	Savoy Theatre 1908
The Mikado	Richard Temple	Frederick Federici	Richard Temple	R. Scott Fishe²	Henry Lytton
Nanki-Poo	Durward Lely	Courtice Pounds	J. G. Robertson	Charles Kenningham	Strafford Moss
Ko-Ko	George Grossmith	George Thorne	George Grossmith	Walter Passmore	Charles H. Workman
Pooh-Bah	Rutland Barrington	Fred Billington	Rutland Barrington	Rutland Barrington	Rutland Barrington
Pish-Tush	Frederick Bovill	Charles Richards	Richard Cummings	Jones Hewson	Leicester Tunks
Go-To1	Rudolph Lewis	R. H. Edgar	Rudolph Lewis		Fred Drawater
Yum-Yum	Leonora Braham	Geraldine Ulmar	Geraldine Ulmar	Florence Perry	Clara Dow
Pitti-Sing	Jessie Bond	Kate Forster	Jessie Bond	Jessie Bond	Jessie Rose
Peep-Bo	Sybil Grey	Geraldine St. Maur	Sybil Grey	Emmie Owen	Beatrice Boarer
Katisha	Rosina Brandram	Elsie Cameron	Rosina Brandram	Rosina Brandram	Louie René

1Role of Go-To added from April 1885

²For 1896–97 revival, Richard Temple returned to play The Mikado during January–February 1896, and again from November 1896 – February 1897.

Role	D'Oyly Carte 1915 Tour	D'Oyly Carte 1925 Tour	D'Oyly Carte 1935 Tour	D'Oyly Carte 1945 Tour	D'Oyly Carte 1951 Tour
The Mikado	Leicester Tunks	Darrell Fancourt	Darrell Fancourt	Darrell Fancourt	Darrell Fancourt
Nanki-Poo	Dewey Gibson	Charles Goulding	Charles Goulding	John Dean	Neville Griffiths
Ko-Ko	Henry Lytton	Henry Lytton	Martyn Green	Grahame Clifford	Martyn Green
Pooh-Bah	Fred Billington	Leo Sheffield	Sydney Granville	Richard Walker	Richard Watson
Pish-Tush	Frederick Hobbs	Henry Millidge	Leslie Rands	Wynn Dyson	Alan Styler
Go-To		T. Penry Hughes	L. Radley Flynn	L. Radley Flynn	Donald Harris
Yum-Yum	Elsie McDermid	Elsie Griffin	Kathleen Frances	Helen Roberts	Margaret Mitchell
Pitti-Sing	Nellie Briercliffe	Aileen Davies	Marjorie Eyre	Marjorie Eyre	Joan Gillingham
Peep-Bo	Betty Grylls	Beatrice Elburn	Elizabeth Nickell-Lean	June Field	Joyce Wright
Katisha	Bertha Lewis	Bertha Lewis	Dorothy Gill	Ella Halman	Ella Halman

Role	D'Oyly Carte 1955 Tour	D'Oyly Carte 1965 Tour	D'Oyly Carte 1975 Tour	D'Oyly Carte 1982 Tour
The Mikado	Donald Adams	Donald Adams	John Ayldon	John Ayldon
Nanki-Poo	Neville Griffiths	Philip Potter	Colin Wright	Geoffrey Shovelton
Ko-Ko	Peter Pratt	John Reed	John Reed	James Conroy-Ward
Pooh-Bah	Fisher Morgan	Kenneth Sandford	Kenneth Sandford	Kenneth Sandford
Pish-Tush	Jeffrey Skitch	Thomas Lawlor	Michael Rayner	Peter Lyon
Go-To	John Banks	George Cook	John Broad	Thomas Scholey
Yum-Yum	Cynthia Morey	Valerie Masterson	Julia Goss	Vivian Tierney
Pitti-Sing	Joyce Wright	Peggy Ann Jones	Judi Merri	Lorraine Daniels
Peep-Bo	Beryl Dixon	Pauline Wales	Patricia Leonard	Roberta Morrell
Katisha	Ann Drummond-Grant	Christene Palmer	Lyndsie Holland	Patricia Leonard

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