G- Gardiner, Evelyn (1894 - 1970)
 Born in London
Was with the company from 1921 to 1925 and 1936 - 1939
Roles played: Lady Sangazure, Little Buttercup, Ruth (Pirates), Lady Jane, Fairy Queen, Lady Blanche, Katisha, Dame Hannah, Dame Carruthers, Duchess of Plaza-Toro and Inez
- Gary, HerbertMarried to Mary Forest
Was with the company from 1922 to 1925 and 1940 to 1946
Roles played: Box, Defendant, Duke of Dunstable, Earl Tolloller, Nanki-Poo, Richard Dauntless, Leonard Meryll, Colonel Fairfax, Francesco, Marco and Luiz
- Gates, Dorothy (1897 - 1977)Born in Willesden Green, London on 15th August
Married to Leo Sheffield
Was with the company from 1923 to 1930
Roles played: Fleta, Sacharissa and Vittoria
Known in the company as "Freckles"
- Gelsthorpe, BlossomWas with the company from 1925 to 1930
Roles played: Mabel, Lady Ella, Fleta, Phyllis, Yum-Yum, Rose Maybud, Kate (Yeomen), Casilda and Gianetta
- Gill, Dorothy (1889 - 1969)
 Born in Mhow, India
Was with the company from 1926 to 1927 and 1931 to 1936
Roles played: Lady Sangazure, Little Buttercup, Ruth (Pirates), Lady Jane, Fairy Queen, Lady Blanche, Katisha, Dame Hannah, Dame Carruthers and Duchess of Plaza-Toro
- Gilliland, Helen (1897 - 1942)Born in Belfast on 31st January
Was with the company from 1917 to 1922
Roles played: Aline. Mabel, Patience, Phyllis, Yum-Yum, Elsie Maynard and Casilda
Died on board a ship that was torpedoed in the Far East en route to entertain troops, 24th November 1942
- Gillingham, Joan (died 1958)Born in London
Was with the company from 1946 to 1951
Roles played: Hebe, Kate (Pirates), Lady Saphir, Lady Angela, Leila, Iolanthe, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, Mad Margaret, Phoebe Meryll, Vittoria and Tessa
- Godfrey, Isidore (1900 - 1977)Born in London
Married: 1)Marguerite Kynaston 2) Ann Drummond-Grant
Was Musical Director from 1925 to 1968
He was known in the company as "Goddie"
Awarded an OBE in 1965
- Goodier, Henry
- Was with company from 1947 to 1951
Roles played: Antonio and Luiz
- Goss, JuliaBorn in Baillieston, Lanarkshire
Was with the company from 1967 to 1979
Roles played: Plaintiff Aline, Josephine. Isabel, Mabel, Lady Ella, Sacharissa, Lady Psyche, Yum-Yum, Rose Maybud, Kate (Yeomen). Elsie Maynard, Giulia, Casilda, Nekaya and Julia
- Goulding, Charles (1887 - 1939)Born in Ireland
Was with the company from 1919 to 1936
Roles played: Box, Defendant, Alexis, Ralph Rackstraw, Frederic, Duke of Dunstable, Strephon, Tolloller, Hilarion, Cyril, Nanki-Poo, Richard Dauntless. Colonel Fairfax and Marco
Orphaned in infancy and brought up by relatives in Bristol.
Served in the Army in the First World War and was wounded several times.
- Goulding, Fraser (born 1947)Was Musical Director from 1979 to 1982
- Granville, Sydney (1878 - 1959)Born in Bolton. Died in Stockport on 27th December
Married to Anna Bethell
Was with the company from 1908 to 1917, 1918 to 1926 and 1928 to 1942
Roles played: Cox, Counsel, Usher, Judge, Boatswain, Samuel, Sergeant of Police, Colonel Calverley, Archibald Grosvenor, Strephon, Private Willis, Mountararat, Arac, Florian, Hildebrand, Pish-Tush, Mikado, Pooh-Bah, Sir Roderic Murgatroyd, Sir Despard Murgatroyd, Lieutenant of the Tower, Wilfred Shadbolt, Luiz, Giuseppe and Don Alhambra
Was known in Company as "Granny".
- Gray, WarwickWas with the company from 1883 to 1884
Created the role of Guron
Other roles played: Sergeant Willis
- Green, Martyn (1899 - 1975) Born William Martyn-Green in London on 22nd April
Was with the company from 1922 to 1939 and 1946 to 1951
Roles played: Cox, Associate, Counsel, Usher, J. W Wells, Sir Joseph Porter, General Stanley, Major Murgatroyd, Reginald Bunthorne. Lord Chancellor, Florian, Gamma, Ko-Ko, Pish-Tush, Robin Oakapple,1st Citizen, 2nd Citizen, Jack Point, Luiz, Antonio, Annibale, Giuseppe and Duke of Plaza-Toro
Wrote memoirs "Here's a How-De-Do" (Max Reinhardt, 1962).
One of the great figures in D'Oyly Carte history.
On leaving the Company went to live in USA and lost part of a leg in an accident. Despite this he continued performing there, including dancing!
- Green, Richard (1866 - 1914)Born in London on 21 April
Was with the company from 1891 to 1893 and in 1907
Roles played: Giuseppe
- Green, Sally (1903 - 2000)Miss Green was a chorister with the company during the 1928 season
- Grey, SybilWas with the company from 1879 to 1888 and 1940 to 1946
Created the roles of Fleta, Sacharissa and Peep-Bo
Other roles played: Bridesmaid, Kate (Pirates), Lady Saphir, Leila, and Pitti-Sing
- Griffin, ElsieBorn in Bristol 6th December
Married to Ivan Menzies
Was with the company from 1919 to 1927
Roles played: Aline, Josephine, Mabel, Lady Ella. Phyllis, Yum-Yum. Rose Maybud, Kate(Yeomen), Casilda and Gianetta
- Griffin, Joseph (died 1963)Was with the company from 1923 to 1931
Roles played: Bouncer, Usher, Notary, Boatswain, Samuel, King Hildebrand, Pish-Tush, Old Adam, Lieutenant of the Tower and Don Alhambra
- Griffiths, Neville (born 1923)Born in Tumble, Carmarthenshire on 15 October
Married to Elizabeth Howarth
Was with the company from 1949 to 1958
Roles played: Ralph Rackstraw, Frederic. Nanki-Poo, 1st Yeoman and Marco
Later with English National Opera.
- Griffiths, RosalindBorn in Oswestry
Married to John Broad
Was with the company from 1972 to 1975
Roles played: Bridesmaid, Josephine. !Isabel, Lady Ella, Fleta, Ada, Fiametta, Phylla and Martha
- Grossmith, George (1847 - 1912)Born in London on 9th December
Was with the company from 1877 to 1889 and 1897
Created the roles of J. W Wells, Sir Joseph Porter, General Stanley, Reginald Bunthorne, Lord Chancellor, Gama, Ko-Ko, Robin Oakapple and Jack Point
Other roles played: Judge
Wrote memoirs "A Society Clown" (Arrowsmith, 1888) and "Piano and I" (1910). Joint author, with brother, Weedon Grossmith, of "The Diary of a Nobody".
- Gwynne, Emma Born Emma Putney
Married to Edward Sass (actor)
Was with the company in 1884
Roles played: Fleta
Sister of Julia Gwynne
- Gwynne, Julia (1856 - 1934)Born Julia Putney
Married to George Edwards (Company Manager)
Was with the company from 1880 to 1884
Created the roles of Edith, Lady Saphir and Leila
Other roles played: Kate (Yeomen), Lady Angela
Sister of Emma Gwynne
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