(b London, 3 May 1844; d there, 3 April 1901). English impresario. He commissioned Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial by Jury (1875) for the Royalty Theatre, then formed the Comedy Opera Company and built the Savoy Theatre (1881) to produce their works; the partnership continued at the Savoy for ten years.

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