Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.Sir Henry Lytton (3 January 1865 - 15 August 1936) was an English actor and singer who was the leading exponent of the comic baritone roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operas in the early part of the twentieth century. His career in these Savoy operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company spanned 50 years, and he is the only person ever knighted for achievements as a Gilbert and Sullivan performer.Lytton began his career singing in operettas and plays, also doing odd jobs in the early 1880s. His wife, Louie Henri, performed with him and helped him get started in theatre, also serving as his music and acting coach. Lytton joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and toured extensively with the company and then performing with them at the Savoy Theatre in London from the mid-1880s to 1903. He then starred in a number of Edwardian musical comedies for the next four years. From 1909-1934, Lytton rejoined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company as its principal comedian.