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END OF OPERA
PRINCESS IDA
OR
CASTLE ADAMANT
libretto by William S。 Gilbert
music by Arthur S。 Sullivan
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
King Hildebrand
Hilarion （His son）
Hilarion's friends：
Cyril
Florian
King Gama
His sons：
Arac
Guron
Scynthius
Princess Ida （Gama's daughter）
Lady Blanche （Professor of Abstract Science）
Lady Psyche （Professor of Humanities）
Melissa （Lady Blanche's Daughter）
Girl Graduates：
Sacharissa
Chloe
Ada
Soldiers； Courtiers； 〃Girl Graduates；〃 〃Daughters of the Plough；〃
etc。
ACT I
Pavilion in King Hildebrand's Palace
ACT II
Gardens of Castle Adamant
ACT III
Courtyard of Castle Adamant
ACT I。
SCENE。 Pavilion attached to King Hildebrand's Palace。
Soldiers and courtiers discovered looking out through
opera…glasses； telescopes； etc。； Florian leading。
CHORUS AND SOLO （Florian）
〃Search throughout the panorama〃
Chorus： Search throughout the panorama
For a sign of royal Gama；
Who to…day should cross the water
With his fascinating daughter
Ida is her name。
Some misfortune evidently
Has detained them consequently
Search throughout the panorama
For the daughter of King Gama；
Prince Hilarion's flame！
Prince Hilarion's flame！
SOLO … Florian
Florian： Will Prince Hilarion's hopes be sadly blighted？
Chorus： Who can tell？ Who can tell？
Florian： Will Ida break the vows that she has plighted？
Chorus： Who can tell？ Who can tell？
Florian： Will she back out； and say she did not mean them？
Chorus： Who can tell？
Florian： If so； there'll be the deuce to pay between them！
Chorus： No； no we'll not despair； we'll not despair；
For Gama would not dare
To make a deadly foe
Of Hildebrand； and so；
Search through the panorama
For a sign of royal Gama；
Who today should cross the water
With his fascinating daughter
Ida； Ida is her name。
（Enter King Hildebrand
with Cyril）
Hildebd： See you no sign of Gama？
Florian： None； my liege！
Hildebd： It's very odd indeed。 If Gama fail
To put in an appearance at our Court
Before the sun has set in yonder west；
And fail to bring the Princess Ida here
To whom our son Hilarion was betrothed
At the extremely early age of one；
There's war between King Gama and ourselves！
（aside to Cyril）
Oh； Cyril； how I dread this interview！
It's twenty years since he and I have met。
He was a twisted monster all awry
As though Dame Nature； angry with her work；
Had crumpled it in fitful petulance！
Cyril： But； sir； a twisted and ungainly trunk
Often bears goodly fruit。 Perhaps he was
A kind； well…spoken gentleman？
Hildebd： Oh； no！
For； adder…like； his sting lay in his tongue。
（His 〃sting〃 is present； though his 〃stung〃 is past。）
Florian： （looking through glass）
But stay； my liege； o'er yonder mountain's brow
Comes a small body； bearing Gama's arms；
And now I look more closely at it； sir；
I see attached to it King Gama's legs；
From which I gather this corollary
That that small body must be Gama's own！
Hildebd： Ha！ Is the Princess with him？
Florian： Well； my liege；
Unless her highness is full six feet high；
And wears mustachios too and smokes cigars
And rides en cavalier in coat of steel
I do not think she is。
Hildebd： One never knows。
She's a strange girl； I've heard； and does odd
things！
Come； bustle there！
For Gama place the richest robes we own
For Gama place the coarsest prison dress
For Gama let our best spare bed be aired
For Gama let our deepest dungeon yawn
For Gama lay the costliest banquet out
For Gama place cold water and dry bread！
For as King Gama brings the Princess here；
Or brings her not； so shall King Gama have
Much more than everything much less than nothing！
SONG （Hildebrand and Chorus）
〃Now Hearken to my Strict Command〃
Hildebd： Now hearken to my strict command
On every hand； on every hand
Chorus： To your command；
On every hand；
We dutifully bow。
Hildebd： If Gama bring the Princess here；
Give him good cheer； give him good cheer。
Chorus： If she come here
We'll give him a cheer；
And we will show you how。
Hip； hip； hurrah！ hip； hip； hurrah！
Hip； hip； hurrah！ hurrah！ hurrah！
We'll shout and sing
Long live the King；
And his daughter； too； I trow！
Then shout ha！ ha！ hip； hip； hurrah！
Hip； hip； hip； hip； hurrah！
For the fair Princess and her good papa；
Hurrah； hurrah！
Hildebd： But if he fail to keep his troth；
Upon our oath； we'll trounce them both！
Chorus： He'll trounce them both；
Upon his oath；
As sure as quarter…day！
Hildebd： We'll shut him up in a dungeon cell；
And toll his knell on a funeral bell。
Chorus： From his dungeon cell；
His funeral knell
Shall strike him with dismay！
Hip； hip； hurrah！ hip； hip； hurrah！
Hip； hip； hurrah！ hurrah！ hurrah！
As up we string
The faithless King；
In the old familiar way！
We'll shout ha！ ha！ hip； hip； hurrah！
Hip； hip； hip； hip； hurrah！
As we make an end of her false papa；
Hurrah； hurrah！
（Exeunt all）
（Enter Hilarion）
RECITATIVE AND SONG （Hilarion）
〃Today we meet〃
RECITATIVE … Hilarion
To…day we meet； my baby bride and I
But ah； my hopes are balanc'd by my fears！
What transmutations have been conjur'd by
The silent alchemy of twenty years！
BALLAD … Hilarion
Ida was a twelve…month old；
Twenty years ago！
I was twice her age； I'm told；
Twenty years ago！
Husband twice as old as wife
Argues ill for married life
Baleful prophecies were rife；
Twenty years ago；
Twenty years ago！
Still； I was a tiny prince
Twenty years ago。
She has gained upon me； since
Twenty years ago。
Though she's twenty…one； it's true；
I am barely twenty…two
False and foolish prophets you
Twenty years ago；
Twe