1 8 9 3 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁( 1 8 9 6 ) ▁ ▁Later ▁oper as ▁without ▁S ull ivan ▁Though ▁not ▁as ▁popular ▁as ▁the ▁works ▁with ▁Arthur ▁S ull ivan , ▁a ▁few ▁of ▁Gilbert ' s ▁later ▁com ic ▁oper as ▁arg u ably ▁have ▁stronger ▁plots ▁than ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁Gilbert ▁and ▁S ull ivan ▁oper as . ▁ ▁The ▁M oun te b anks ▁( 1 8 9 2 ; ▁music ▁by ▁Alfred ▁Cel lier ). ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁" lo zen ge ▁plot " ▁that ▁S ull ivan ▁decl ined ▁to ▁set ▁on ▁several ▁occasions . ▁ ▁H aste ▁to ▁the ▁Wed ding ▁( 1 8 9 2 ; ▁music ▁by ▁George ▁G ross m ith ). ▁An ▁un success ful ▁adaptation ▁of ▁The ▁Wed ding ▁March . ▁ ▁His ▁Ex cell ency ▁( 1 8 9 4 ; ▁with ▁music ▁by ▁O sm ond ▁Car r ). ▁Gilbert ▁felt ▁that ▁if ▁S ull ivan ▁had ▁set ▁it , ▁the ▁piece ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁" another ▁Mik ado ". ▁ ▁F allen ▁F ai ries ▁( 1 9 0 9 ; ▁music ▁by ▁Edward ▁German ). ▁Gilbert ' s ▁last ▁opera , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁failure . ▁ ▁Par l our ▁ball ads ▁Gilbert ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁written ▁lyr ics ▁for ▁twelve ▁parl our ▁ball ads . ▁ ▁These ▁are : ▁" The ▁Y arn ▁of ▁the ▁Nancy ▁Bell ", ▁with ▁music ▁by ▁Alfred ▁Pl um pton . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁Bab