The Merry Zingara
... that though his early burlesques, including The Merry Zingara, featured actresses performing male roles, W. S. Gilbert later renounced this practice?
... that though his early <a class="mw-redirect" href="./Burlesque_(genre)" id="mwAjk" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Burlesque (genre)">burlesques</a>, including <i id="mwAjo"><b id="mwAjs"><a href="./The_Merry_Zingara" id="mwAjw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="The Merry Zingara">The Merry Zingara</a></b></i>, featured actresses performing <a href="./Breeches_role" id="mwAj0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Breeches role">male roles</a>, <a href="./W._S._Gilbert" id="mwAj4" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="W. S. Gilbert">W. S. Gilbert</a> later renounced this practice?