New-York tribune., 1919-08-03

KING BAN
: By W. O. McGeehan~

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SCENE 1. A TAVERN
KING Bring a cup 0 sack. boy
BOY Alas, Ianu There is no sackl
My Liege, 1 beg this goodly ale,
7 is by the Duke of Rupert strongly brewed,
Designed by him quench royal
Fen thirsts like grow Field
KING BAN: The cup poisoned Rupert plots death
What he. the guard. barber surgeon quick!
The knavsh duke foula ale
II that nsdous and dread
y That tears the vitas with horrd pains.
III have vengeance on traitor Duke
Who sends these deadly potions to his king.
(Alarum and excursions. Garry tran)
GARRY What shadows sovereigns ebrow?
thought to find thee soused and gay
Thy gold trimmed glasses fallen in the soup
While thou woudst in kngly rage
flock of players, and impose
Vast fines and harsh rebukes the
What knave has thus upset your majesty?
KING BAN: Alas, this is indeed sorry sight.
Your king is poisoned by the dread near-sack,
And Rupert is the knave who laid plot
GARRY: But soft, Liege the Duke of Rupert now
Is plotting with the Earl of Mays to seize
Thy golden pcnnant for The House of York
Lord Huston only from France
Has pledged his sword and fortune % cause
KING BAN: Rum Garry, and this proclamation make
The Duke of Mays is bannished league
1AKR1: And bold Hugh Jennings, what of him Lege?
But yesterday he held to public
Thine umpire, Moriarty.
KING BAN: Proclaim him Bannsh all the knaves
Shall King Ban, rebellion brook? done
Well HE to TONES cellar
SCENE A STREET IN YORK
FIRST C1TZEN neghbor the Yanks have nv
chance cop the flag year?
SECOND CTIZEN Marry, are undone even now
Their three good sturdy pitchers Pknpaugh is
Que Que to slump The Giants forsooth bring home
they 'scape from Cincinnati skins.
FIRST ClTzEN Plague allegiance the Yanks
Is there no hope, then, neghbor?
SECOND CTZEN great King Ban has
Mays lie bannshed jennings What bannishments procam
TO To-Day I@ know know not for he does not rise till
FKSl CITIZEN: OF what sovereign ouaed that
mas got this way Such wrath could not be
Quarters
SECOND CITIZEN: Forsooh he gets that wav
know only this that mighty oath no pennan shall
to York Here he caps and
cry Long live King Ban Down with the Duke Rupert"
(Alarums and excursions King Bana and tran)
KING BAN: Guards
Of Yankee rooters, for they reek
That Rupper brews. heads!
SCENE B. THE DUKE OF RUPPERTs TENT
DUKE RUPERT: Now is the of discomfort
Made glorious by of York,
And all the nxes plagued the Yanks
In the deep bosom of the buried
The Duke of Mays will join to-day.
(Alarums and excursions Enter Harry Sparrow.)
SPARROW: We undone. The King has banshed Mays
RUPERT: Oh Sparrow, most ill hat flies
And for what crime is Mays thus banshed? Speak!
SPAkROW: He fears he'll win FOL ank
And thus wrath.
RUPERT: Oh, this is than Prohibitions pangs
(Lots of aarums and Enter LordH Huston)
HUSTON. Caparfson Harry. forth
To beat the at Ton
Tell Harry Stevens he need have
No tyrant's chains bind hardy engineer.
The Illusions always stood o
In Cuba, TONES Hill and distant
I'll wager draw the second
The pennant yet shall the Heights of York.
SCENE Tonnes HILL
KING BAN: Oh, Garry haye dreamed a
Methought the spectre of the Fed'ral League
Did plague with njunctlons as I slept,
And all the umpires had hurled
Did mock with decisions n
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