▁Eug ène ▁Lab iche ▁ ▁Ros enc rant z ▁& ▁Gu ild enst ern ▁( pub lished ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁performed ▁ 1 8 9 1 ). ▁ ▁Gilbert ' s ▁bur les que ▁of ▁Ham let . ▁ ▁Char ity ▁( 1 8 7 4 ). ▁Conc ern s ▁Victor ian ▁att itudes ▁towards ▁sex ▁outside ▁of ▁marriage . ▁ ▁Ant icip ates ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁" problem ▁plays " ▁of ▁Shaw , ▁Ib sen . ▁ ▁S weet he arts ▁( 1 8 7 4 ). ▁A ▁drama ▁about ▁love ▁revis ited ▁after ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Tom ▁C obb ▁( 1 8 7 5 ). ▁This ▁was ▁possibly ▁one ▁of ▁Gilbert ' s ▁best ▁com ed ies . ▁ ▁Bro ken ▁He arts ▁( 1 8 7 5 ). ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁of ▁Gilbert ' s ▁" f air y ▁com ed ies ", ▁this ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁Gilbert ' s ▁favour ite ▁plays . ▁ ▁Dan ' l ▁Dru ce , ▁Black sm ith ▁( 1 8 7 6 ). ▁A ▁three - act ▁drama ▁that ▁introduced ▁ante ced ents ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁Gilbert ' s ▁later ▁characters . ▁ ▁Eng aged ▁( 1 8 7 7 ). ▁Probably ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁of ▁Gilbert ' s ▁non - S ull ivan ▁works ▁for ▁the ▁theatre . ▁ ▁The ▁Ne ' er - do - We el ▁( 1 8 7 8 ); ▁re written ▁as ▁" The ▁V ag ab