The Way We Were: Naperville HS stages Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’ in 1940

This photo is from Naperville High School’s 1940 production of the “H.M.S. Pinafore,” also known as “The Lass That Loved a Sailor,” the comic opera written by Gilbert and Sullivan. It dates back to 1878 and is still being staged by high school, college and community theater groups today.