Pineapple Poll which the central character is named Poll Pineapple. The Gilbert and Sullivan opera "H.M.S. Pinafore" (especially its character Little Buttercup) was also based, in part, on this story. Cranko introduced new characters (Mrs Dimple) and gave Poll an admirer to enable a happy ending. Mackerras arranged the score of "Pineapple Poll" from the Gilbert and Sullivan repertoire, as well as Sullivan's comic opera "Cox and Box" (written with F. C. Burnand), and Sullivan's "Overture di Ballo". Music from all of the extant Gilbert and Sullivan operas is included, except for "Utopia Limited" and "The Grand Duke". "Pineapple Poll" premiered on
La Perle (ballet) and from Riccardo Drigo's memoirs. Divertissement-ballet in one act interpolation: ""La Perle jaune" pas de deux for Mathilde Kschessinskaya and Nikolai Legat —" La Perle (ballet) La Perle (en. "The Pearl") (ru. «Жемчужина» or «Прелестная жемчужина»; "Zhemchuzhina" or "Prelestnaya Zhemchuzhina") (en. "Pearl" or "Pretty Pearl") is a "ballet-divertissement" in one act, with libretto and choreography by Marius Petipa and music by Riccardo Drigo. "La Perle" was created by Marius Petipa—the renowned "Premier maître de ballet" of the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres—and the composer Riccardo Drigo—principal conductor of ballet and Italian opera performances for the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres and director