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In her enterprising movements��
She is Englandwith improvements��
Which we dutifully offer to our mother´land��
King�此 �Our city we have beautifiedwe've done it willy´nilly
And all that isn't Belgrave Square is Strand and
Piccadilly。
Chorus�此 �We haven't any slummeries in England��
King�此 �The chamberlain our native stage has purged beyond a
ques´
tion。
Of ;risky; situation and indelicate suggestion��
No piece is tolerated if it's costumed indiscreetly
Chorus�此 �In short this happy country has been Anglicized com´
pletely��
It really is surprising�察�etc。
King�此 �Our peerage we've remodelled on an intellectual basis��
Which certainly is rough on our hereditary races
Chorus�此 �We are going to remodel it in England。
King�此 �The Brewers and the Cotton Lords no longer seek
admission��
And literary merit meets with proper recognition
Chorus�此 �As literary merit does in England��
King�此 �Who knows but we may count among our intellectual
chickens
Like you�察�an Earl of Thackery and p'r'aps a Duke of
Dickens
Lord Fildes and Viscount Millais ��when they come�� we'll
welcome sweetly
Chorus�此 �In short�察�this happy country has been Anglicized
completely��
It really is surprising�察�etc。
��At the end all rise and replace their chairs。��
King�此 �Now�察�then for our first Drawing´Room。 Where are the
Prin´
cesses�拭 �What an extraordinary thing it is that since
Euro´
pean looking´glasses have been supplied to the Royal bed´
rooms my daughters are invariably late��
Lord D。�此 �Sir�察�their Royal Highnesses await your pleasure in the
Ante´room。
King�此 �Oh。 Then request them to do us the favor to enter at
once。
��Enter all the Royal Household�察�including ��besides the Lord
Chamber´
lain�� the Vice´Chamberlain�察�the Master of the Horse�察�the
Master
of the Buckhounds�察�the Lord High Treasurer�察�the Lord Steward��
the
Comptroller of the Household�察�the Lord´in´Waiting�察�the Field
Officer in Brigade Waiting�察�the Gold and Silver Stick�察�and the
Gentlemen Ushers。 Then enter the three Princesses ��their
trains
carried by Pages of Honor���察�Lady Sophy�察�and the
Ladies´in´Waiting。��
King�此 �My daughters�察�we are about to attempt a very solemn
ceremo´
nial�察�so no giggling�察�if you please。 Now�察�my Lord
Chamber´
lain�察�we are ready。
Lord D。�此 �Then�察�ladies and gentlemen�察�places�察�if you please。 His
Maj´
esty will take his place in front of the throne�察�and will
be
so obliging as to embrace all the debutantes。 ��LADY
SOPHY
much shocked。��
King�此 �Whatmust I really��
Lord D。�此 �Absolutely indispensable。
King�此 �More jam for the Palace Peeper��
��The King takes his place in front of the throne�察�the Princess Zara
on
his left�察�the two younger Princesses on the left of Zara。��
King�此 �Now�察�is every one in his place��
Lord D。�此 �Every one is in his place。
King�此 �Then let the revels commence。
��Enter the ladies attending the Drawing´Room。 They give their
cards
to the Groom´in´Waiting�察�who passes them to the
Lord´in´Waiting��
who passes them to the Vice´Chamberlain�察�who passes them to
the
Lord Chamberlain�察�who reads the names to the King as each lady
approaches。 The ladies curtsey in succession to the King and
the
three Princesses�察�and pass out。 When all the presentations
have
been accomplished�察�the King�察�Princesses�察�and Lady Sophy come
forward�察�and all the ladies re´enter。��
RECITATIVE King
This ceremonial our wish displays
To copy all Great Britain's courtly ways。
Though lofty aims catastrophe entail��
We'll gloriously succeed or nobly fail��
UNACCOMPANIED CHORUS
Eagle High in Cloudland soaring
Sparrow twittering on a reed
Tiger in the jungle roaring
Frightened fawn in grassy mead
Let the eagle�察�not the sparrow��
Be the object of your arrow
Fix the tiger with your eye
Pass the fawn in pity by。
Glory then will crown the day
Glory�察�glory�察�anyway��
Exit
all。
Enter Scaphio and Phantis�察�now dressed as judges in red and ermine
robes
and undress wigs。 They come down stage melodramatically
working together。
DUET Scaphio and Phantis。
Sca。�此 �With fury deep we burn
Phan。�此 �We do
Sca。�此 �We fume with smothered rage
Phan。�此 �We do
Sca。�此 �These Englishmen who rule supreme��
Their undertaking they redeem
By stifling every harmless scheme
In which we both engage
Phan。�此 �They do
Sca。�此 �In which we both engage
Phan。�此 �We think it is our turn
Sca。�此 �We do
Phan。�此 �We think our turn has come
Sca。�此 �We do。
Phan。�此 �These Englishmen�察�they must prepare
To seek at once their native air。
The King as heretofore�察�we swear��
Shall be beneath our thumb
Sca。�此 �He shall
Phan。�此 �Shall be beneath out thumb
Sca。�此 �He shall。
Both�此。�with great energy��
For this mustn't be�察�and this won't do。
If you'll back me�察�then I'll back you��
No�察�this won't do��
No�察�this mustn't be。
With fury deep we burn。。。
Enter the King。
King�此 �Gentlemen�察�gentlemenreally� �This unseemly display of
energy within the Royal precincts is altogether unpardon´
able。 Pray�察�what do you complain of��
Scaphio�此 。�furiously�� What do we complain of�拭 �Why�察�through the
innovations introduced by the Flowers of Progress all our
harmless schemes for making a provision for our old age
are
ruined。 Our Matrimonial Agency is at a standstill�察�our
Cheap Sherry business is in bankruptcy�察�our Army Clothing
contracts are paralyzed�察�and even our Society paper�察�the
Palace Peeper�察�is practically defunct��
King�此 �Defunct�拭 �Is that so�拭 �Dear�察�dear�察�I am truly sorry。
Scaphio�此 �Are you aware that Sir Bailey Barre has introduced a law
of
libel by which all editors of scurrilous newspapers are
pub´
licly floggedas in England�拭 �And six of our editors
have
resigned in succession� �Now�察�the editor of a scurrilous
paper can stand a good dealhe takes a private thrashing
as
a matter of courseit's considered in his salarybut no
gentleman likes to be publicly flogged。
King�此 �Naturally。 I shouldn't like it myself。
Phantis�此 �Then our Burlesque Theater is absolutely ruined��
King�此 �Dear me。 Well�察�theatrical property is not what it was。
Phantis�此 �Are you aware that the Lord Chamberlain�察�who has his own
views as to the best means of elevating the national
drama��
has declined to license any play that is not in blank
verse
and three hundred years oldas in England��
Scaphio�此 �And as if that wasn't enough�察�the County Councillor has
or´
dered a four´foot wall to be built up right across the
proscenium�察�in case of fireas in England。
Phantis�此 �It's so hard on the companywho are liable to be roasted
aliveand this has to be met by enormously increased
salariesas in England。
Scaphio�此 �You probably know that we've contracted to supply the
entire
nation with a complete English outfit。 But perhaps you
do
not know that�察�when we send in our bills�察�our customers
plead liability limited to a declared capital of
eighteenpence�察�and apply to be dealt with under the
Winding´up Actas in England��
King�此 �Really�察�gentlemen�察�this is very irregular。 If you will
be
so good as to formulate a detailed list of your
grievances
in writing�察�addressed to the Secretary of Utopia Limited��
they will be laid before the Board�察�in due course�察�at
their
next monthly meeting。
Scaphio�此 �Are we to understand that we are defied��
King�此 �That is the idea I intended to convey。
Phantis�此 �Defied� �We are defied��
Scaphio�此 。�furiously�� Take careyou know our powers。 Trifle with
us�察�and you die��
TRIO Scaphio�察�Phantis�察�and King。
Sca。�此 �If you think that�察�when banded in unity��
We may both be defied with impunity��
You are sadly misled of a verity��
Phan。�此 �If you value repose and tranquility��
You'll revert to a state of docility��
Or prepare to regret your temerity��
King。�此 �If my speech is unduly refractory
You will find it a course satisfactory
At an early Board meeting to show it up。
Though if proper excuse you ca