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（Re…enter Gama； Arac； Guron； and Scynthius heavily ironed； followed
by Hildebrand）
RECITATIVE
Gama： Must we； till then； in prison cell be thrust？
Hildebd： You must！
Gama： This seems unnecessarily severe！
Arac； Guron
& Scyn： Hear； hear！
TRIO … Arac； Guron and Scynthius
For a month to dwell
In a dungeon cell：
Growing thin and wizen
In a solitary prison；
Is a poor look out
For a soldier stout；
Who is longing for the rattle
Of a complicated battle
For the rum … tum … tum
Of the military drum
And the guns that go boom！
boom！
All： The rum tum tum
Of the military drum；
Rum tum tum tummy tummy tummy tummy tum
Who is longing for the rattle of a complicated
battle
For the rum tum tum
Of the military drum！
Prr； prr； prr； ra pum pum！
Hildebd： When Hilarion's bride
Has at length complied
With the just conditions
Of our requisitions；
You may go in haste
And indulge your taste
For the fascinating rattle
Of a complicated battle
For the rum … tum … tum；
Of the military drum；
And the guns that go boom！ boom！
All： The rum tum tum
Of the military drum；
Rum tum tum tummy tummy tummy tummy tum！
Who is longing for the rattle
Of a complicated battle
For the rum tum tum
Of the military drum！
Tum； prr prr prr ra pum； pum！
But til that time you'll ＇we'll＇ here remain；
And bail we ＇they＇ will not entertain；
Should she our ＇his＇ mandate disobey；
Your ＇Our＇ lives the penalty will pay！
But till that time you'll ＇we'll＇ here remain；
And bail we ＇they＇ will not entertain。
Should she our ＇his＇ mandate disobey；
Your ＇Our＇ lives the penalty will pay！
Should she our ＇his＇ mandate disobey；
Your ＇Our＇ lives the penalty will pay！
（Gama； Arac； Guron； and Synthius are
marched off。）
END OF ACT I
ACT II
SCENE Gardens in Castle Adamant。 A river runs across the
back of the stage； crossed by a rustic bridge。 Castle
Adamant in the distance。
Girl Graduates discovered seated at the feet of Lady
Psyche
CHORUS OF GIRLS & SOLOS （Lady Psyche； Melissa and
Sacharissa）
〃Towards the empyrean heights〃
Chorus： Towards the empyrean heights
Of ev'ry kind of lore；
We've taken several easy flights；
And mean to take some more。
In trying to achieve success
No envy racks our heart；
And all the knowledge we possess；
We mutually impart。
SOLO Melissa
Pray； what authors should she read
Who in Classics would succeed？
SOLO Psyche
If you'd climb the Helicon；
You should read Anacreon；
Ovid's Metamorphoses；
Likewise Aristophanes；
And the works of Juvenal：
These are worth attention； all；
But； if you will be advised；
You will get them Bowdlerized！
Chorus： Ah！ we will get them Bowdlerized！
SOLO Sacharissa
Pray you； tell us； if you can；
What's the thing that's known as Man？
SOLO Psyche
Man will swear and man will storm
Man is not at all good form
Is of no kind of use
Man's a donkey Man's a goose
Man is coarse and Man is plain
Man is more or less insane
Man's a ribald Man's a rake；
Man is Nature's sole mistake！
Chorus： We'll a memorandum make
Man is Nature's sole mistake！
And thus to empyrean height
Of ev'ry kind of lore；
In search of wisdom's pure delight；
Ambitiously we soar。
In trying to achieve success
No envy racks our heart；
For all we know and all we guess
We mutually impart！
And all the knowledge we possess；
We mutually impart；
We mutually impart； impart。
（Enter Lady Blanche。 All stand up demurely）
Blanche： Attention； ladies； while I read to you
The Princess Ida's list of punishments。
The first is Sacharissa。 She's expelled！
All： Expelled！
Blan。： Expelled； because although she knew
No man of any kind may pass our walls；
She dared to bring a set of chessmen here！
Sach。： （Crying） I meant no harm； they're only men of wood！
Blan。： They're men with whom you give each other mate；
And that's enough！ The next is Chloe。
Chloe： Ah！
Blan。： Chloe will lose three terms； for yesterday；
When looking through her drawing…book； I found
A sketch of a perambulator！
All： （Horrified） Oh！
Blan。： Double perambulator 。。。
All： Oh； oh！
Blan。： 。。。shameless girl！
That's all at present。 Now； attention； pray；
Your Principal the Princess comes to give
Her usual inaugural address
To those young ladies who joined yesterday。
CHORUS OF GIRLS
〃Mighty maiden with a mission〃
Girls： Mighty maiden with a mission；
Paragon of common sense；
Running fount of erudition；
Miracle of eloquence；
Altos： We are blind and we
would see；
Sops： We are bound； and would be free；
Girls： We are dumb； and we would talk；
We are lame； and we would walk。
（Enter
the Princess）
Mighty maiden with a mission
Paragon of common sense；
Running found of erudition
Miracle of eloquence； of eloquence！
RECITATIVE & ARIA （Princess）
〃Minerva！ Oh； hear Me〃
Princess： Minerva！ Minerva！
Oh； hear me：
Oh； goddess wise
That lovest light
Endow with sight
Their unillumin'd eyes。
At this my call；
A fervent few
Have come to woo
The rays that from thee fall；
That from thee fall。
Oh； goddess wise
That lovest light；
That lovest light；
Let fervent words and fervent thoughts be mine；
That I may lead them to thy sacred shrine！
Let fervent words and fervent thoughts be mine；
That I may lead them to thy sacred shrine；
I may lead them to thy sacred shrine； thy