Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Ruddigore

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Original – Two-page spread in The Sphere of the first revival of Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore

Reason: Some theatrical works have their reputation focus on their première. Ruddigore, however, was a relative failure on its first run, and then entered the canon on the back of the first revival (which started as a touring production in 1920, and then had its London run in the 1921-22 season (pictured). This also has a lot of other strengths. I believe this is the highest-resolution image I've ever restored, and it's a compelling, full colour image. It's by a notable artist, and one of only two of his illustrations in his article, and far more detailed than the, admittedly iconic, but relatively simple poster for The Sorcerer. Not to say you won't see the other eventually.
Articles in which this image appears: Ruddigore, H. M. Brock, Geoffrey Toye
FP category for this image: WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator: H. M. Brock, restored by Adam Cuerden, with stitching assistance by Colin

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 21:14, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – but the file page says "source" is The Sphere !? Bammesk (talk) 03:34, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- OOps! The Sphere (newspaper)! Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 06:30, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 18:32, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 08:20, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support: Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 08:47, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 16:30, 25 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:H. M. Brock - Gilbert and Sullivan - D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Ruddigore revival 1921.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:16, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]