 During the original run of "After All", in 1879, Richard D'Oyly Carte, Gilbert and Sullivan broke up the "Comedy Opera Company" that they had formed in 1877 to present the Gilbert and Sullivan operas.The former directors of that company staged a rival version "Pinafore", along with "After All", but their versions were not as popular as Carte's.Later, "After All" played with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company children's "Pinafore" (and "In the Sulks"), from February to March 1880; with "The Mikado" from November 1895 to March 1896; with "The Grand Duke" from April to July 1896; with "The Mikado" from July to August 1896; and with "The Yeomen of the Guard" from May to June 1897.