Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-01
IoLANTME'S SUCCESSOR.
Gilbert and SulIivans New Comic
opera.


opera.
and Sir Arthur Sullivan is entitled "Prin-
cess Ida ; or, A Castle of Adamant, a
perversion of Tennyson' s
"Princess, in prologue and two acts.
The plot is similar to that of the "Prin
cess Mr.. Gilberts play, which owes its
origin to Tennyson's poem. The pro-
Hlldebrand's palace, and there is the
usual opening chorus. Prince Hilarion
has chosen the Princess Ida for his bride,
Cana Rut the king appears without
her, alleging as reason for his failure
that the princess is shut up in a ladies'
larion, Cyril and Florian engage to cap
male apparel to Castle Adamant. They
are admitted to tho castle but their sex is
discovered and the princess, horrlfed,
falls into a stream in the castle gardens.
Hilarion rescucs her, but he and his COM
panions are condemned to death and are
about to be executed when King Hide
brand besieges the castle After a severe
struggle it is captured and the ladies
L
ing her hand to Hilarion
The Chorus.
The opening chorus is sung by soldiers
and courtiers, who are provided with
opera glasses:
Search throughout the panorama
For sign Of royal Cana,
Who to-day should cross the water
with his fascinating daughter
Ida is her name,
Hilarion sings:
Alas my liege, I've heard
The Princess Ida has fOrosworn the world,
And, with band Of women, shut herself
Within lonely country house, and there
DeYotcs herself TO stern phllosophies
King CANA Appears.
King CANA on his entry introduces
himself:
| If you give me yonr attention will tell you what
I'm ageuuinc philan.hropst-all other kinds are
Each little fault Of temper and each social defect
To all their little weaknesses open peoples eyes
And little plans 10 snub the self-sunlrient devise
| love my felow-creaure7, do all the good cat
Yet everybody says I'm such II dlsagraeaole Ill IN
Aud can't think why
To compliments inflated I've witherlng reply,
And vanity always DO my best to mortfy-
\ charitable action can sSillfully dissect
| And interested motives I'm delighted to detect
| | know everybody's income and what everybody
| earns,
And carefully compare II with tae i4conc tax re-
| turns;
Bnt to benefit hum .n'y However much plan,
Yet everybody says I'm such di,agrecdhl- NJ ,n
Aud can't ih,nk why
The Conspiracy.
Hilurion aunounccs his plot 10 capture
tue princess
Come, Cyul, r,Jri Il. our course Is plain.
| Tomorrow morn fair Ida we'il engage
But we will use no force her love TO gain,
Nature has armed us for the war we wage
This is followed by trio-Hilarion
Cyril and Florian
Il!I.-EXpreasiye Glance-
SAal be our lahCss,
And pops OF sllery
Our Light artillery,
Wen storm their bowers
With scented showers
OF fairaSt flowers
! That can buy.
, The young men disguise themselves a
t girls and go to Castle Adamant, wher
3 they crave admittanca. The first ac
A opens before the castle, where the pril
cess encourages her companions in thel
studies
Women of Adamant, fair Neophytes--
:. Who thirst for such instruction as we give
| Attend while unfold parable.
I The elephant Is mightier than man.
Yet man subdues bin. why Tne elephant
y Is elephantne everywhere tut here tapping n
a foreheadl.
= And man, whose BRAN is TO The elephants
a As woman's brain 10 mans Qhtt's rule OF threel-
1 COnquers tie foolish giant Of the woods,
n AS woman, IN her turn, shall conquer man
y | 10 mathematics, woman leads the way
Il lhe narrowmnded pesant sttll believes
= That two and TWO maze four why, we eau prov
, We women -hOuschOld drudGeS as we arc
: That 40 and t.o MAKE rve-or three-or sevcn :
k Or nv" and w-ntJ, /! the case demands