▁new , ▁serious ▁style . ▁ ▁German ▁Re ed ▁Entertain ments ▁Gilbert ▁wrote ▁six ▁one - act ▁musical ▁entertain ments ▁for ▁the ▁German ▁Re eds ▁between ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁successful ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁right ▁and ▁also ▁helped ▁form ▁Gilbert ' s ▁m ature ▁style ▁as ▁a ▁dram at ist . ▁These ▁include : ▁ ▁No ▁C ards ▁( 1 8 6 9 ) ▁ ▁A ges ▁A go ▁( 1 8 6 9 ). ▁ ▁Gilbert ' s ▁first ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Freder ic ▁Clay , ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁hit ▁with ▁the ▁German ▁Re eds , ▁running ▁for ▁ 3 5 0 ▁performances . ▁ ▁Our ▁Island ▁Home ▁( 1 8 7 0 ) ▁ ▁A ▁S ens ation ▁Nov el ▁( 1 8 7 1 ) ▁ ▁Happy ▁Arc ad ia ▁( 1 8 7 2 ) ▁ ▁E yes ▁and ▁No ▁E yes ▁( 1 8 7 5 ) ▁ ▁Early ▁com ic ▁oper as ▁ ▁The ▁Gent le man ▁in ▁Black ▁( 1 8 7 0 ; ▁music ▁by ▁Freder ic ▁Clay ). ▁ ▁The ▁score ▁is ▁lost . ▁ ▁Les ▁Brig ands ▁( 1 8 7 1 ), ▁an ▁English ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Jacques ▁Off en bach ' s ▁oper etta . ▁ ▁T ops yt ur ve yd om ▁( 1 8 7 4 ; ▁music ▁by ▁Alfred ▁Cel lier ). ▁This ▁one - act ▁oper etta ▁concerns ▁a ▁country ▁that ▁is ▁the ▁opposite ▁of ▁England . ▁The