This 1975 Centenary recording celebrates the 100 years association of Gilbert & Sullivan with D'Oyly Carte. The first performance of Trial By Jury was on March . Winifred Lawson and Derek Oldham favorite from Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial By Jury. Recorded 1927. D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. DUET — PLAINTIFF and . D'Oyly Carte Opera Companys Trial by Jury 1927. Leo Sheffield as the Learned Judge, Derek oldham as the Defendant, Winifred Lawson as the Plaintiff, . Painting: Alexander II with His Retinue in the Arsenal Hall of the Gatchina Palace by Mikhail Zichi. History: The creation of Trial by Jury, the second opera the .