20inch x 30inch Poster The Geisha, a story of a tea house is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts. The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company was a professional light opera company that staged Gilbert and Sullivan's Savoy operas. The company performed nearly year-round in the UK. Art for the poster was created by Dudley Hardy (b. Sheffield, Yorkshire, 15 January 1867 ?? d. London, 11 August 1922). George Joseph Edwardes (born as Edwards) (8 October 1855 ?? 4 October 1915) was an English theatre manager of Irish ancestry who brought a new era in musical theatre to the British stage and beyond. Edwardes started out in theatre management, soon working at a number of West End theatres. By the age of 20, he was managing theatres for Richard D'Oyly Carte. There is a border around the image. The image size is correct.