Sir Henry Alfred Lytton

Sir Henry Alfred Lytton (born Jan. 3, 1865, London, Eng.—died Aug. 15, 1936, London) was a British comic actor best known for his leading roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. The mainstay of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company for nearly 30 years, Lytton was so distinguished that his stage jubilee celebration was attended by the British prime minister and his two predecessors. Jones had only appeared in amateur theatrical productions when he joined the chorus...