Gilbert and Sullivan for All productions of the operas, throughout Britain and made several world tours to North America, Australasia, and the Far East. By 1963, Round had left the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, and, together with Adams and Meadmore (a former director of D'Oyly Carte), formed the group. Gilbert and Sullivan for All, usually composed of five or six singers and a pianist, would perform on nights when D'Oyly Carte was playing "The Gondoliers", since Adams was not engaged by D'Oyly Carte to play in that opera. In the early years, the pianist was often the former D'Oyly Carte assistant musical director, William Cox-Ife.
Cultural influence of Gilbert and Sullivan two, such as the 2009 book, "The Fabulous Feud of Gilbert & Sullivan". P. G. Wodehouse makes dozens of references to Gilbert and Sullivan in his works. Wodehouse sometimes referred to Gilbert at length, and he based his Psmith character on Rupert D'Oyly Carte or his brother. Wodehouse also parodied G&S songs. In Jerome K Jerome's "Three Men in a Boat" (1889), a description is given of Harris's attempts to sing a comic song: "the Judge's song out of "Pinafore" – no, I don't mean "Pinafore" – I mean – you know what I mean – the other thing, you