Gilbert and Sullivan's last collaboration and possibly their least known. Ludwig, an actor, replaces Rudolph, the miserly Grand Duke of Pfenning Halbfenning, after 'killing' Rudolph by drawing the Ace in a statutory duel! By assuming all of Rudolph's obligations, he soon find himself with far more wives, and prospective wives than he knows what to do with.
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