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Some rascal come a´poaching
Who's heard that wine we're broaching��
ALL。 Who may this be��
Who may this be��
Who is he�拭 �Who is he�拭 �Who is he��
Enter HERALD。
HER。 The Prince of Monte Carlo��
From Mediterranean water��
Has come here to bestow
On you his beautiful daughter。
They've paid off all they owe��
As every statesman oughter
That Prince of Monte Carlo
And his be´eautiful daughter��
CHORUS。 The Prince of Monte Carlo�察�etc。
HER。 The Prince of Monte Carlo��
Who is so very partickler��
Has heard that you're also
For ceremony a stickler
Therefore he lets you know
By word of mouth auric'lar
��That Prince of Monte Carlo
Who is so very particklar��
CHORUS。 The Prince of Monte Carlo�察�etc。
HER。 That Prince of Monte Carlo��
From Mediterranean water��
Has come here to bestow
On you his be´eautiful daughter��
LUD。 ��recit。��。 His Highness we know notnor the locality
In which is situate his Principality��
But�察�as he guesses by some odd fatality��
This is the shop for cut and dried formality��
Let him appear
He'll find that we're
Remarkable for cut and dried formality。
��Reprise of March。 Exit HERALD。
LUDWIG beckons his Court。��
LUD。 I have a planI'll tell you all the plot of it
He wants formalityhe shall have a lot of it��
��Whispers to them�察�through symphony。��
Conceal yourselves�察�and when I give the cue��
Spring out on himyou all know what to do��
��All conceal themselves behind the draperies that enclose the
stage。��
Pompous March。 Enter the PRINCE and PRINCESS OF MONTE CARLO��
attended by six theatrical´looking nobles and the Court
Costumier。
DUETPrince and PRINCESS。
PRINCE。 We're rigged out in magnificent array
��Our own clothes are much gloomier��
In costumes which we've hired by the day
From a very well´known costumier。
COST。 ��bowing��。 I am the well´known costumier。
PRINCESS。 With a brilliant staff a Prince should make a show
��It's a rule that never varies����
So we've engaged from the Theatre Monaco
Six supernumeraries。
NOBLES。 We're the supernumeraries。
ALL。 At a salary immense��
Quite regardless of expense��
Six supernumeraries��
PRINCE。 They do not speak�察�for they break our grammar's laws��
And their language is lamentable
And they never take off their gloves�察�because
Their nails are not presentable。
NOBLES。 Our nails are not presentable��
PRINCESS。 To account for their shortcomings manifest
We explain�察�in a whisper bated��
They are wealthy members of the brewing interest
To the Peerage elevated。
NOBLES。 To the Peerage elevated。
ALL。 They're/We're very�察�very rich��
And accordingly�察�as sich��
To the Peerage elevated。
PRINCE。 Well�察�my dear�察�here we are at lastjust in time
to
compel Duke Rudolph to fulfil the terms of his marriage contract。
Another hour and we should have been too late。
PRINCESS。 Yes�察�papa�察�and if you hadn't fortunately
discovered a means of making an income by honest industry�察�we
should never have got here at all。
PRINCE。 Very true。 Confined for the last two years within
the precincts of my palace by an obdurate bootmaker who held a
warrant for my arrest�察�I devoted my enforced leisure to a study
of the doctrine of chancesmainly with the view of ascertaining
whether there was the remotest chance of my ever going out for a
walk againand this led to the discovery of a singularly
fascinating little round game which I have called Roulette�察�and
by which�察�in one sitting�察�I won no less than five thousand
francs� �My first act was to pay my bootmakermy second�察�to
engage a good useful working set of second´hand noblesand my
third�察�to hurry you off to Pfennig Halbpfennig as fast as a train
de luxe could carry us��
PRINCESS。 Yes�察�and a pretty job´lot of second´hand nobles
you've scraped together��
PRINCE ��doubtfully��。 Pretty�察�you think�拭 �Humph� �I don't
know。 I should say tol´lol�察�my loveonly tol´lol。 They are not
wholly satisfactory。 There is a certain air of unreality about
themthey are not convincing。
COST。 But�察�my goot friend�察�vhat can you expect for
eighteenpence a day��
PRINCE。 Now take this Peer�察�for instance。 What the deuce
do you call him��
COST。 Him�拭 �Oh�察�he's a swellhe's the Duke of Riviera。
PRINCE。 Oh�察�he's a Duke�察�is he�拭 �Well�察�that's no reason
why
he should look so confoundedly haughty。 ��To Noble。�� Be affable��
sir� 。�Noble takes attitude of affability。�� That's better。
��Passing to another。�� Now�察�who's this with his moustache coming
off��
COST。 Vhy�察�you're Viscount Mentone�察�ain't you��
NOBLE。 Blest if I know。 ��Turning up sword´belt。�� It's
wrote hereyes�察�Viscount Mentone。
COST。 Then vhy don't you say so�拭 �'Old yerself upyou
ain't carryin' sandwich boards now。 ��Adjusts his moustache。��
PRINCE。 Now�察�once for all�察�you Peerswhen His Highness
arrives�察�don't stand like sticks�察�but appear to take an
intelligent and sympathetic interest in what is going on。 You
needn't say anything�察�but let your gestures be in accordance with
the spirit of the conversation。 Now take the word from me。
Affability� 。�attitude��。 Submission� 。�attitude��。 Surprise��
��attitude��。 Shame� 。�attitude��。 Grief� 。�attitude��。 Joy��
��attitude��。 That's better� �You can do it if you like��
PRINCESS。 But�察�papa�察�where in the world is the Court�拭�
There is positively no one here to receive us� �I can't help
feeling that Rudolph wants to get out of it because I'm poor。
He's a miserly little wretchthat's what he is。
PRINCE。 Well�察�I shouldn't go so far as to say that。 I
should rather describe him as an enthusiastic collector of
coinsof the realmand we must not be too hard upon a
numismatist if he feels a certain disinclination to part with
some of his really very valuable specimens。 It's a pretty hobby��
I've often thought I should like to collect some coins myself。
PRINCESS。 Papa�察�I'm sure there's some one behind that
curtain。 I saw it move��
PRINCE。 Then no doubt they are coming。 Now mind�察�you
Peershaughty affability combined with a sense of what is due to
your exalted ranks�察�or I'll fine you half a franc eachupon my
soul I will��
��Gong。 The curtains fly back and the Court are discovered。 They
give a wild yell and rush on to the stage dancing wildly��
with PRINCE�察�PRINCESS�察�and Nobles�察�who are taken by
surprise
at first�察�but eventually join in a reckless dance。 At the
end all fall down exhausted。��
LUD。 There�察�what do you think of that�拭 �That's our
official
ceremonial for the reception of visitors of the very highest
distinction。
PRINCE ��puzzled��。 It's very quaintvery curious indeed。
Prettily footed�察�too。 Prettily footed。
LUD。 Would you like to see how we say ;good´bye; to
visitors of distinction�拭 �That ceremony is also performed with
the foot。
PRINCE。 Really�察�this toneah�察�but perhaps you have not
completely grasped the situation��
LUD。 Not altogether。
PRINCE。 Ah�察�then I'll give you a lead over。
��Significantly�今� I am the father of the Princess of Monte Carlo。
Doesn't that convey any idea to the Grand Ducal mind��
LUD。 ��stolidly��。 Nothing definite。
PRINCE ��aside��。 H'mvery odd� �Never mindtry again� �
��Aloud。�� This is the daughter of the Prince of Monte Carlo。 Do
you take��
LUD。 ��still puzzled��。 Nonot yet。 Go ondon't give it
upI dare say it will come presently。
PRINCE。 Very oddnever mindtry again。 ��With sly
significance。�� Twenty years ago� �Little doddle doddle� �Two
little doddle doddles� �Happy fatherhers and yours。 Proud
motheryours and hers� �Hah� �Now you take�拭 �I see you do� �I
see you do��
LUD。 Nothing is more annoying than to feel that you're not
equal to the intellectual pressure of the conversation。 I wish
he'd say something intelligible。
PRINCE。 You didn't expect me��
LUD。 ��jumping at it��。 No�察�no。 I grasp thatthank you
very
much。 ��Shaking hands with him。�� No�察�I did not expect you��
PRINCE。 I thought not。 But ha� �ha� �at last I have escaped
from my enforced restraint。 ��General movement of alarm。�� ��To
crowd who are stealing off。�� No�察�noyou misunderstand me。 I
mean I've paid my debts��
ALL。 Oh� 。�They return。��
PRINCESS ��affectionately��。 But�察�my darling�察�I'm afraid
that
even now you don't quite realize who I am� 。�Embracing him。��
BARONESS。 Why�察�you forward little hussy�察�how dare you�拭�
��Takes her away from LUDWIG。��
LUD。 You mustn't do that�察�my dearnever in the presence
of
the Grand Duchess�察�I beg��
PRINCESS ��weeping��。 Oh�察�papa�察�he's got a Grand Duchess��
LUD。 A Grand Duchess� �My good girl�察�I've got three Grand
Duchesses��
PRINCESS。 Well�察�I'm sure� �Papa�察�let's go awaythis is
not
a respectable Court。
PRINCE。 All these Grand Dukes have their little fancies��
my
love。 This potentate appears to be collecting wives。 It's a
pretty hobbyI should like to collect a few myself。 This
��admiring BARONESS�� is a charming specimenan antique�察�I should
sayof the early Merovingian period�察�if I'm not mistaken�察�and
here's anothera Scotch lady�察�I think ��alluding to JU