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Chapter 13
The Mikado
OR
THE TOWN OF TITIPU
By William S. Gilbert
Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan
DRAMATIS PERSONAE.
THE MIKADO OF JAPAN.
NANKI-POO (his Son, disguised as a wandering minstrel, and in
love with Yum-Yum).
KO-KO (Lord High Executioner of Titipu).
POOH-BAH (Lord High Everything Else).
PISH-TISH (a Noble Lord).
Three Sisters—Wards of Ko-Ko:
YUM-YUM
PITTI-SING
PEEP-BO
KATISHA (an elderly Lady, in love with Nanki-Poo).
Chorus of School-girls, Nobles, Guards, and Coolies.
ACT I.—Courtyard of Ko-Ko's Official Residence.
ACT II.— Ko-Ko's Garden
First produced at the Savoy Theatre on March 14, 1885.