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Tlie action takes place in the county of Kent, in October. 174(f^ a ARGUMENT. 740', ACT I, TnnniH Jl^P-Sardens, which surround the inn belonging to old John luppitt, the countryfolk of the neighbourhood of Chant Hpir Hnll Ihem X"'^ °H '''"*• ''-'^ Vropertfof Squire Bantanrae'enjoyrng last c^ntur °"t^^^^ an autumn day, in the middle i7S| forward to ^h« ft P^^^^^S ^« "f arly over, and the pickers are looking heaTted ^^,1 ?.n^. ^'"fu*"'^. '^^"^^^ ^^*^ ^*»^«''' ^l^anks to their good nearted old landlord, their labour s to end Dnrnfhv Ra»+o,^ Ti Squire's daughter, and Lydia HawthorSe.' his mece^are not so rv theTesSes"U7"' '^ '*^^f ^°«P« -'^ furS 'anS°^ H cne restivities. They arrive on the scene just in time to find f),af I&'.°^^ lT^'J"^ '^"1^,^'''^^' ^^« rashly promined to nm„y Tom Strutt.a yokel of the village, and that no warning of theifs wi Dorothv'pVr?!^^*^'' ^'\^Y- ^'l'i« i« ^lot at all whSt they 1 ike loJ Sn^ n7 and Lydia not only preach that woman should remain free InTl,«v! ^"^".°^ matrimony, but they practice what they preach ?erm nlHn,T°''' ^° '■"'V'' ''""t' ^^ ^^ Vossihle that Dorothys de^ neeJs, on his way to his uncle's house, compelled by the pressure of debt to cry "peccayi ' and consent to Squire Bantam's erms arrives for'eSiment Tor 'ii? ''T' ''f "^^'^^ ^"'^^ "P at Tu" pit" inn lor reiresiiment lor themselves and rest lor the hacks wlnVl. hnrZ BheTifFs VihVi;"? ''^' T^'^ '■'^ «^**'"« -t^f the way otfce tal: nfrpnHv ?,V^"'''^^^.^y°*'"^' wl^o has been close on the heels of Geoffrey all the way from London. Dorothy, ev^r readv lor fun takes advantage of the dresses in which Lydk and Sn ' ,^S hardly be recogni/ed, even if her cousin knew her bv sIpI f „n^ IljSSjSMiMiUm'iri-tipWitii^^^ ?*!99tltilUttitmi has a scheme by which he thinks he can get the money from his uncle. Lurcher would listen to no schemes if it were not for the fact that he has aroused the indignation of the villagers by serving a writ on an old woman of the neighbourhood. Wilder saves him from a ducking, and, in return, he promises to help in the scheme, and to join the two gentlemen in their visit to the Squire's house that evening. Meantime, the attractions of her cousin have had a con- siderable effect on Dorothy, and Lydia, since she has seen Sher- wood, is by no means so certain about perpetual spinsterhood. But, to test the value of the earnest protestations of their adorers, Dorothy gives her ring to Wilder and Lydia hers to Sherwood, the ladies exacting from the gentlemen the promise that they will never part with them. ACT n. A dance is being given by Squire Bantam to his neighbours. The festivities are going on merrily, when a servant announces the arrival of a stranger. This is no other than Lurcher, who, disguised as the Secretary of the Duke of Berkshire, has come to announce the breakdown of his Grace's carriage in the neighbourhood of Chanti- cleer Hall, and to beg the Squire's hospitality. The Squire wishes for nothing better than to receive a member of the aristocracy into his house, and Wilder is ushered in, accompanied by Sherwood. The two gentlemen do not recognise the ladies in their powder, anc? Wilder makes an express stipulation with his friend that he is not to be bothered with his cousin Dorothy. As the evening goes on the charms of Lydia have a very serious effect on Wilder, while Sherwood is at Dorothy's feet And an opportunity soon occurs for Dorothy to show Lydia what " a base and faithless thing is a man," by inducing Sherwood to give her up the ring which Lydia had given him in the morning ; while Lydia, with Wilder at her feet, has no diificulty in gaining possession of Dorothy's ring. Meantime the night has come, lights are put out, the guests retire to rest, and in the dark. Wilder, Sherwood, and Lurcher proceed to carry out Wilder's scheme. Cloaked and masked, they rouse the Squire's attention and pinion him. At the same time Sherwood binds Wilder. The house is soon roused by the Squire's cries ; but, when the guests reappear, everyone is astonished to find that the robbers ■whoever tbey are, have taken none of their host's money. The •' Duke," however, has not been so fortunate. His money-box is empty. To allow a guest to be plundered in his house, without making good the loss, is what the old Squire cannot permit, and, after some little hesitation, his Grace accepts as a loan the amount whi< corn der houi with brol< Tl brid( and tion( mori sail, fore ceiv< call Miss Copi duel Dorc whic vers? whic tain tion and ] cas a ofth( Copp for h; is re£ othy, marr circu Lydii each her f] vmmi tfjamiamiiMtmmtz^miu»»iih!Kmmu» which is stated by Lurcher to be missing, and which happens to correspond exactly with the amount claimed of Mr. (Geoffrey Wil- der by the Sheriff, The early da\.'n sets the men afoot with the hounds — for the Squire starts his late autumn 'day, now and then, with a gallop after a cub— and while the ladies retire to their broken slumber, the gentlemen get ready for a morning's exercise. ACT III. The Act opens with the wedding of Phyllis to Tom Strutt. The bridesmaids and groomsmen come to fetch her. And now Dorothy and Lydia are going to see what is the real value of the protesta- tions of their unfaithful swains. Wisdom has come with the morning. "Wilder and Sherwood have returned to Dorcas and Abi- gail, and have written to withdraw their pledges of the night be- fore to Dorothy and Lydia. In reply to their letters, they have re- ceived a challenge from two young gentlemeu, who are prepared to call them to account for their conduct to Miss Dorotliy liautam and Miss Lydia Hawthorne ; and the two ladies are waiting iu Hound Coppice to find out whether the men they have chosen will prefer a duel to giving them up Lydia is nervous about the pistols, but Dorothy reassures her. They have brought their own pistols, which will only be loaded with powder. When, however, their ad- versaries arrive, it seems that they will have to use the pistols which those gentlemen have brought, and which will probably con- tain bullets. It is with a not entirely unmixed feeling of satisfac- tion that they hear that the gentlemen decline to marry Dorothy and Lydia, and are prepared to risk their lives for the sake of Dor- cas and Abigail, so eventually light seems to be the only way out of the difficulty. The Squire is on his way to the old oak in Hound Coppice, where Tom and Phyllis, who have been married, come for his blessing. Lurcher has betrayed the plot. But the Squire is ready to forgive everything if his nephey is ready to marry Dor- othy, and eventually the old gentleman has his way. Dorothy marries her cousin; Lydia marries Sherwood; and the awkward circumstances under which Dorothy's ring found its way on to Lydia's finger, and Lydia's ring on to Dorothy's, are overlooked, for each lady knows that her lover was ready to die rather than marry her friend. gggpiimuM' h itK n i^mm' \ihh)lj ' a i tii lm flfttHMMiHHW Hii» ^kiim t mmnB 12 QUARTETT. Dorothy, Lydia, Wilder, and Sherwood. Dor. and Lydia. Now swear to be good and true To the maid whom you say you adore, And promise to love her as few Have ever loved woman before. Wild, and Sher. I swear to be good and true To che maid whom I fondly adore — I promise to love you as few Have ever loved woman before. I never was in love before, 'Tis only you that I adore ; AVe will devote our lives to you And swear to be forever true. Dor. and Lydia (aside). We don't believe a word they say, They swear the same thing every day. Oh ! never— never — never — Were such gay deceivers ! We will defy the men who try To make us weak believers. And yet 'tis sweet when at your feet A lover kneels a-sighing. And says its true he loves but you. Or swears that he is lying. LuR Cho. Wild Sher, Wild, Tupp. Tom. Cho. DOH. CHORUS. LuR, ETC. Under the pump ! Under the pump I And into the brook with a kick and a jump. He's frightened old Margery out of her wits, A-sneaking about and a-sorving out writs I Wild., Cho. o pilWWUHllHlIf*" •|M^||||M W P^^^i iMtttwwttW l MW aiiai i iiii M i i iatf ^^ 13 Lurcher. They've battered my bat, and they've ruined my clothes, They've pulled out my hair, they have pummelled my nose. Each bone in my body has suffered a wrench, And look at the writs of the Court of King's Bench. Look at the writs torn into bits. Cho. Under the pump, etc. We'll teach him his betters to grind and oppress By serving upon them a writ of distress. He's frightened and bullied a helpless old wench, And we don't care a rap for the Court of King's Bench. FINALE. Wild. Sher. Wild. Tupp. Tom. Ch(.. DOH. How perfect every feature.- A most delicious creature. My heart I must resign to such a queen divine. To-morrow let it be. And all we hope to see. That's right ! That's right I And we will dance all night. And are you not afraid. You most imprudent maid. To trust a life's long apan To any living man ? You'll find when it's too late You've brought about a fate You don't anticipate. Be wise then while you can I Wild., Shek,, Tupp., etc. With indignation great, we must repudiate The notion that such fate awaits her with a man. Cho. of Women. Ah I why should you upbraid, and why should any maid Of wedlock be afniid with such a charming man ? i^iuihlliiitlltiUl!. w •nWOiwifl^WlflWfWwW??! Tom. 14 With such a pretty mate, we all congratulate The bridegroom on his fate, he is a happy man My love for her is great, and she at any rate Shall guide my future fate ; I am a happy man. Phyl. Ah ! why should you upbraid ? And why should any maid Of wedlock be afraid with such a charming man ? My love for him is great, and he at any rate Shall guide my future fate, not any other man. Wild, and Sher. To-morrow then we meet to make our joy complete. Dor. (Hid Lydia. Such infamou? deceit due punishment shall meec. END OF ACT I. Wild Oho. Wild Oho. Ban. Wild. ^ffWWWpUfvwtp'P^ ■ MtwiiUtluinlU tmmmmim mimiiiMi iiiiiiiii 15 ACT II. maid CHANTICLEER HALL. COUNTRY DANCE. SONG. Wild, ''in ilixijuise). Though born a man of high degree, And greatly your superior, I trust I know that courtesy Is due to an inferior. So, conscious that a ducal bow Will liquidate the debt I owe, I bend my back and bow my head, And thus accept your board and bed. He bends his back and bows his head. And thus accepts your board and bed. Oho, Wild. Oho. Ban. Wild. Exalted rank should condescend, On festival occasion. And even duked must learn to bend Before a host's persuasion ; So, being graciously inclined 'To take whatever I can find, I bend my back and bow my head. And thus accept your board and bed. Ho bends his back, etc. Entrdnci' o/'Dokothy and Lydia. Hero comes my daughter and her cousin. Yo powers I what beauty ! What enchanting grace 1 wnnwwrpwns fWfWIfillfflfifflfWW B Wtt ff WI W H WWW I Sheu. Lydia. Wild. Sher. DOK. Lydia. DoH. Lydia. DoK. Lydia. Wild. Ban. Wild. Shkr. Wild. Sher. Wild. Ban. Wild. Lydia. Dor. 16 In such a spot as this quite out of place. Your Grace is welcome. Ma'am, I kiss your hand. I am your most obedient to command. That hand, that figure, I have seen before. It cannot be ! I have, and I am sure I recognise the ways. It must be so. They were our faithful swaius not long ago. How could they think so shallow a disguise Could serve to hide them from a woman's eyes f My dear Sir John, T trust my presence here Will never be allowed to interfere] With any entertainment. Please your Grace — What teeth ! What lips ! What eyes I A perfect face ! Your pardon. What were you about to say ? That if your Grace would join us in the dance,— My limbs have long since lost their power to prance ; But I could hobble through some stately measure, If this fair lady lends her hand. With pleasure ! Graceful dance. What grpcious affability ! What condescension ! Of noble birth how great a proof. When scions of nobility with kind intention Honoui' with their presence a provincial ro&f. With faltering felicity we tread the measure. Each maiden binsljing -^vith surprise, Deploring her Rusticity, accepts with pleasure Compliments that fall on her from ducal skies. t i t 17 Oh ! how sweet, eyes to meet beaming admiration Eyes that lire or admire, wrapped in contemplation. With falterinj/ felicity we tread the measure, Each maiden blushing with surprise At the simplicity, the affability, The true nobility that meet her eyes. LuK. and Mrs. Pbiv. Up and down, and round and round, With dainty feet that scorn the ground, Weaving figures in and out, See us whirling round about. * Cho. Gaily tread the dainty measure, Dancing in the path of pleasure ; Hand in hand, a merry band. Tripping feet despising leisure. SONG. Ban. Cho. Ban. Contentment I give you, and all that it bring,-. To the man who is fully decided To take what he has and be thankful that things Are such as his lot has provided. Some strive for high rank, for preferment, place. Ever ready to sell at a price Traditions of family, fealty or race. For a ribbon or jewelled device. But here's to the man who is pleased with his lot,. Who never sits sighing for what he has not. Contented and thankful for what he has got, With a welcome for all To Chanticleer Hall. The old would be young, and the young would be old, The lean only long to grow fatter : The wealthy want health, the healthy want gold, A change to the worse for the latter. The single would wed, but the husband contrives i ituiatuuhtii 18 Ki tllil! I m- Cho. To consider hia fetters a curse, And half the world sighs for the other half's wives, With the risk of a change for the worse. But here's to the man, etc. SEXTETT AND CHORUS. DoKOTHY, Lydia, Wilder, Sherwood, Bantam and Lurcher. Ban. Wild. Dor. Wild. Lydia. Dor. to Lyd. Now let's to hed. To bed so soon ? Good night. We leave our hearts behind us. Most polite. Alas I how soon can man forget 1 To-day he swore that he'd be true To me — yes, me alone— and yet To-night he sighs and dies for you ! If you and I once more could meet — Our happiness would be complete I Good night, your Grace, and pleasant dreams. Good night, your Grace, and pleasant dreams. Good night, mine host, and pleasant dreams I This way — Wild (umde to LuR.) Is all prepared ? LuR. {aside to Wild.) All right I Dor. Your Grace, good Light Wild, (fo Sher.) We meet again to-.-'ight. TuTTi. Pleasant dreams attend your slumber, Happy fancies without number Guide you in the laud of sleeping, Wild. Sher. Ban. All. Wild. Ban. Wi Shi Wii She Doe Lyd WiL WiL Shei mmmk 10 While the fairies, vigil keeping, Visions bright your sleep adorning. Send you, till the light of morning, Through the latticed window breaking, Tells you that the day is waking — And through the pane, creeps day again ! Good-night! good-night! Wild, {(o Lyd.) One word when all the rest have gone. Sher. (to Dor.) I want to speak with you alone. TuTTi. And as every eyelid closes, Nature shall repaint the roses ; Prink the cheek, as is the duty Of the tiring maid of beauty ; Virgin blush and bloom restoring, Into eyes fresh flashes pouring. Tenderly each face adorning Ready for the light of morning, When thro' the pane creeps day again, Good-night ! good -night ! Wild. Sher. Doe. Lydia Wild. Wild. Sher. QUARTETT. Dorothy, Lydia, Sherwood and Wilder. One moment, pray ! Nay — do not run away. Meet me to-morrow. Meet me to-morrow. and Sher. To-morrow is to-day. Oh ! fly not yet. 'Tis not too late To bid me hope or mourn my fate. For lovers learn from early morn The cruel hand of time to scorn. What matters what the hour may be ? Time was not made for you and me ; nuta,i.i^z,UitUitUiiitiiitniiMUitimitii} III 20 Theu bear my whisper ere we part. The promptings of a beatiug heart I I>OK. And do you thick the test, Sir, Of love so light a thing. That maids will leave their nest, Sir, Like fledglings in the spring. Lyj)1a. Because they've wings to fly with, And want to soar above ? The man I live and die with Islust prove to me his love. Wild, (aside to Shkk.)— Shkr. {a.Ule to Wild.) Your ring pray give in token Of vows ne'er to be broken ; On her finger you must place that ring» Dor. {aside to Lydia.) — (Lydia (aside to Dor.) Their rings they'll give as token Of vows ne'er to be broken ; Oh ! a man is but a faithless thing. Wild, (to Lydia, 'jtviniu lt< "ty eunlave me ? And give me such fcx.ave, But spare -tiv 'e i Wild, and Sher. We want your ^zhi- , d 1,11 you hr\r;v But not your life : 2B Cho. What uoise was that— wakinj,' us from our slumbers I What to gooduess caused such a clatter ? Hand joined to hand— safety there is in numbers- Let us tiud out — what is the matter. Ban. Help I help! I'm almost dead. Cho. Help ! liolp I raise up his head. Wild. Melp I help ! I'm almost dead. Cho. L ft up the Squire's head. DoK. Oh, father ! What a dreadful ai^ht, To see you in so sad a plioht. Cho. Oh, what a sight ! DoK. And see, most .shocking to relate, Lydia. His Grace has met the self-same fate. Ban. (ind Cho. Too shocking quite ! Oh, what a sight ! Cuo. Daring a duke to plunder, What's coming next we wonder. Ban. My money's safe ! Cho. How very strange ! Ban. There's not a penny missing. WiLu. Ah I Ban. Not one ! WlLi>, Speak, what is it ? liiiV-. Your Grace, I fear — Cho. Ah 1 LuR. Has been robbed ! Cho. Oh! Shkk. They've got the swag. LuR. Yea ! taken every mag. SuEU. See I not one shilling left. t2!S!W*M^i«?ff9«HW»«!»f«f»«ft« 24 ■>ViLD. Of everything bereft ! Ban. The sum must be repaid at any coat. Cho. (ind Ban. Pray mention what amount your Grace has lost. LuR. The sum amounts to eighty pound, Perhaps a little more, Sir ; And as a host, I think you're bound, The money to restore. Sir. •Cho. Pray take the guineas — he feels bound The money to restore, Sir. Wild. Well, then, I take the money as a loan. Clio. His Grace, we own, acceptag^e loan with such a tone , That one would feel inclinecnff'think the gold was all his own. Sher. And when his Grace returns this way The money he is sure to pay. LuR. and Sher. I'm much afraid it won't be paid. WiT.P., LuR. and Sher. Of course your-loan will be repaid. (First chime.) <;)ho. Hark ! I hear the quarter chime. {Second ohtme.) Off to bed, it is now time ; What on earth can be the time ? {Third chime.) There it is, the half-hour sure I {Fourth chime.) Why, the clock is striking four 1 ■mttiftiiiiiihiiiii ■'iffK-'M'nf kaiiUM iitiijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii KIWWNMMw 25 FINALE. Hark forward ! Hark forward ! Away t A-hunting we'll go to-day. And the early dawn of the autumn morn Is ready to show the way. Away ! Hark forward I Hark forward ! 'Tis a beautiful hunting day, And horse and hound shall skim the ground To the sound of the horn so gay. The fox may hide by the cover side, But to-day we are certain to find ; And well we know how the best will go. And the timid ones scatter behind. Hark forward ! etc. END OF ACT 11. -• •ir'minHnafKv-iiiiBpiffilMWMWtli rV^lfUtiyiMMH lutinntmtMw* 2G ACT III. KOUND COPPICE. BALLET OF BRIDESMAIDS AND GROOMSMEN. Old Women's Cho. Dancing is not what it used to be In the merry days when our tread was light, When our feet were nimble and our hearts were free, And we danced from dusk till the sun shone bright. Eh ! eh ! eh I Tho' feeble we be, Better than that we can dance you'll see. BALLAD. Phyl. The time has come when I must yield The liberty I loved so well To one to whom my heart revealed, Sighed forth the love I dared not tell, My love, my lite, I freely give, Myself and all that in me is, Henceforth in happmess to live For him alone as only his. But liberty to me so dear I now resign without a fear. •Cho. 01' Old Womkn. Eh ! eh ! eh I Poor little dear ! Wait till she comes to the end of the year. Phyl. They say, when wooing days are o'er, And there is nothing left to gain, That turtles coo their love no more, And honeymoons get on the wane ; But I will bind him to ray heart. With love that shall not loose too soon, And life shall be, till death us part, One everlasting honeymoon. €ho. Tom Tupp, Ban-. All. Dor. t 'WWMHMMfffPfH .ItT^"" ^TfHM iM iiMiiiiiii XiMMMMMa umixaiiii ih 27 Aud liberty to me so dear I now resign without a fear. Cho, of Old Women. Kh ! eh ! eii ! Poor little dear ! Wait till you come to the end of the year. Tup p. SEPTETT AND CHORUS. Phyllis, Tom, Tui'pitt, Wildkr, Shkrwood, and Bantam. Tom and Phvllib. What ,]oy untold to feel at last Tb:;l all delay aud doubts are past, My future lot with you is cast, My own. A parent's feelings who can tell ? His satisfaction who can quell ? I wished to see her married well, I own. Ba\. and Chorus. They are indeed a happy pair, What lot on earth can now compare With theirs ? I only wish it were My own. They're happily married by parson aud ring So merrily let the bells chime ; For marriage to start with is not a sad thiug, It only gets gloomy with time. A husband was ready— the maiden said " aye," She makes a most beautiful bride ; The knot was remarkably easy to tie. It won't be so lightly untied. All. FINALE. Dor. to Wild.— Lydia to Siimr. Who swore to be good and true To the maid wliom he dared to adore <* tUukhiiitii L^f*****4«l.««t. (hoards) PIANOKORTK SCOR]-. LIBRETTO \()CAL .NFLSIC. The Sun Whose Rays They Never Woukl be .Missed tI^^^''^'/ •??,'''T,' m" r ^^'"''^''"fi ^^'-^y <-^''=^''>'iKal r.ir Un voices) \ Three Little IVLaids from School (Trio) . . ' The Mikado's Sonj^ Hearts do not Break Willow, Tit- Willow. . . $1 oc« 75- 25 ."JO- 50 2,S PIANOFORTE A R R AN( ; EM ENTS. Winterliottom's Selection, as played hy all the Military Bands Kube s fantasia ^ do. do. Duet . . Boyton Smith's Fantasia Smallwood's Fantasia . . DANCE MUSIC-Akkamikd i;v I'. 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