Commons:Valued image candidates/Thespis

Thespis

promoted to Valued image set: Thespis, opera

Images	Act I: Gods appear to the Thespians. Start of Act I finale. Mid-Act II, song "You're Diana, I'm Apollo". Rehearsal of Thespis, identified as such in the producer's memoirs. Scene uncertain - probably the opening number or the ballet.
Description	At the time of its production, Thespis was just a Christmas entertainment, not expected to last, and, after a three month run, and a one-off revival in April, it was forgotten. Most of the music is now lost. However, as the first collaboration between W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, it proved of great interest in later years, and in modern times is frequently reconstructed using other music from Sullivan to fill the gaps. These images represent all known images of the original run, which thus represent our only glimpse into a lost opera.
Nominated by	Slaunger on 2008-06-01 01:11 (UTC)
Scope	Nominated as the most valued set of images on Wikimedia Commons within the scope: all known contemporary images of the original performance of Thespis, the lost Gilbert and Sullivan opera.
Used in	w:Thespis (opera) Some used in w:W. S. Gilbert w:Arthur Sullivan, etc.
Review (criteria)	Previous reviews  Info Renomination of test promoted VISC. -- Slaunger 01:11, 1 June 2008 (UTC)  Support Seems to meet all the criteria.There is nothing better that I can see. --MichaelMaggs 15:13, 1 June 2008 (UTC) Result: 1 support => Promoted. -- Slaunger (talk) 16:21, 14 June 2008 (UTC)