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These reports have been gathered from The Era and various provincial papers where these have been available. They are presented as PDF files and open in a new window.
From 1886 onwards, only a summary of casts and venues is given.

1878

Comedy Opera Company Ltd., (Under the management of Mr. Richard D'Oyly Carte),
9th March to 10th August, presenting Trial by Jury and The Sorcerer.

Comedy Opera Company Ltd., (Under the management of Mr. Richard D'Oyly Carte),
9th September to 7th December, presenting The Sorcerer and H.M.S. Pinafore.

1879

Comedy Opera Company Ltd., (Under the management of Mr. Richard D'Oyly Carte),
14th April to 31st May, presenting H.M.S. Pinafore.

Comedy Opera Company Ltd., (Under the management of Mr. Richard D'Oyly Carte), "A" Company. [Mr. D'Oyly Carte's "1st 'Pinafore' Company" from 4th August.]
21st July to 13th December, presenting H.M.S. Pinafore.

Comedy Opera Company Ltd., (Under the management of Mr. Richard D'Oyly Carte), "B" Company. [Mr. D'Oyly Carte's "2nd 'Pinafore' Company" from 4th August.]
16th June to 31st December, presenting H.M.S. Pinafore

Mr. D'Oyly Carte's "2nd London" Company, 22nd September to 25th October and 10th November to 13th December.

1880

Mr. D'Oyly Carte's "2nd 'Pinafore' Company" ["A" Company from 3rd August], 1st January to 31st December, presenting H.M.S. Pinafore.

"D" Company, 1st March to 11th December, presenting The Sorcerer and H.M.S. Pinafore.

"B" Company, 11th October to 31st December, presenting The Pirates of Penzance.

1881

"A" Company ["B" from 7th March], 3rd January to 31st December, presenting The Sorcerer, H.M.S. Pinafore, and The Pirates of Penzance.

"B" Company ["C" from 7th March], 1st January to 17th December, presenting The Pirates of Penzance.

"D" Company ["E" from 7th March], 27 December 1880 to 31st December 1881, presenting The Pirates of Penzance and "No. 2 Company", from 5th December, presenting Patience.

"D" Company (New Company), 1st August to 17th December, presenting Patience.

1882

No. 1 "Pirates" Company, 10th April to 16th December.

"B" Company, 2nd January to 31st December, presenting H.M.S. Pinafore and The Pirates of Penzance.

No. 1 "Patience" Company, 6th March to 16th December.

No. 2 "Patience" Company, 2nd January to 23 December.

1883

Pinafore and Pirates Company, 1st January to 9th September.

No. 1 Patience Company, 5th March to 8th December.

No. 2 Patience Company, 1st January to 22nd December.

No. 1 Iolanthe Company, 26th February to 8th December.

No. 2 Iolanthe Company, 26 December 1882 to 22 December.

1884

Pinafore and Pirates Company, 26th December 1883 to 2nd February.

"A" (Princess Ida No. 2) Company, 11th February to 20th December.

"B" (Patience No. 2) Company, 7th January to 28th June.

"C" (Patience No. 1, then Repertory) Company, 24th March to 6th December.

"D" (Princess Ida No. 1) Comapny, 4th February to 6th December.

"E" (Iolanthe No. 2) Company, 7th January to 1st January 1885. (Also playing Patience from 19th July.)

"F" (Iolanthe No. 1) Company, 3rd March to 6th December.

1885

"A" Company perfoming The Sorcerer, Princess Ida and H.M.S. Pinafore, 5th January to 19th December.

"C" (Repertory) Company performing H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, Patience and Iolanthe, 6th April to 13th June.

"C" (Repertory) Company performing Trial by Jury, The Sorcerer, The Pirates of Penzance and H.M.S. Pinafore, 28th September to 5th December.

"D" Company performing Trial by Jury, The Sorcerer and Princess Ida, 23rd February to 9th May and then The Mikado from 27th July to 31st December.

"E" Company performing Patience and Iolanthe from 1st January to 21st May and then The Mikado from 22nd May to 26th December.

1886

"D" Company performing The Mikado from 4th January to 19th June and 2nd August to 1st January 1887.

"E" Company performing The Mikado from 4th January to 1st January 1887.

1887

"A" (Continental) Company performing The Mikado 17th January to 26th February.

"B" Company performing Ruddigore 11th April to 31st December.

"C" Company performing Ruddigore 17th March to 10th December.

"D" Company performing The Mikado and Patience 3rd January to 10th December.

1888

"C" Company performing H.M.S. Pinafore, Patience, The Mikado and The Yeomen of the Guard 27th February to 29th December.

"E" Company performing H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance , The Mikado and The Yeomen of the Guard 2nd January to 29th December.


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