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At the bottom of a stream. She was banished for marrying a mortal, and she chose to be banished to the bottom of the stream so she could be near her son, Strephon.
| 'To think that five-and-twenty years have elapsed since she was banished! What could she have done to have deserved to terrible a punishment?' What did Iolanthe do? | Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Iolanthe'
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She married a mortal. Leila: 'Something awful! She married a mortal!'
Fleta: 'Oh! Is it injudicious to marry a mortal?'
Leila: 'Injudicious? It strikes at the root of the whole fairy system!'
Top half. 'He's a fairy down to the waist - but his legs are mortal.'
The Lord Chancellor forbids it. 'Oh, mother, weep with me, for the Law has interposed between us, and the Lord Chancellor has separated us for ever!'
| After being insulted by the Lord Chancellor, the Fairy Queen sends Strephon into Parliament. What does she threaten to have him do there? | Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Iolanthe'
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Make the peerage open to competitive examination. 'Peers shall teem in Christendom, And a Duke's exalted station be attainable by Competitive Examination!'
Private Willis. He sings his famous song, 'When all night long a chap remains', about the convenient division of the world into Liberal and Conservative politicians.
Their friendship is too important. 'Not even love should rank above True Friendship's name!'
The Lord Chancellor is her husband. The Lord Chancellor is her husband, and Strephon's father! This really is a typical Gilbert and Sullivan plot.
Private Willis. As he says, 'Well, ma'am, I don't think much of the British soldier who wouldn't inconvenience himself to save a female in distress'.
Noah and Emma. In this the four actors sit in the "car", represented by four rolling office chairs. During the song they spin around each other singing and yelling at each other. It's especially hard to choreograph, the actors usually bump into to each other for much of rehearsal!
32 seconds. Then the woman askes her husband, "32 real life seconds? Or 32 football seconds?" Unfortunately for her it's 32 football seconds!
Judith. After they meet Arthur proceeds to hit on Muriel and askes her out for coffee. She at first resists, but in the end decides she "could live with that." And the two shuffle offstage. It's quite a touching scene.
Magic. She has to choose between step aerobics and magic. She decides on magic, because she thinks she can meet more guys. Too bad all the guys are across the hall in the step aerobics class trying to pick up girls!
A pie, extra anchovies. The girl in this song is elated because the man she's dating actually called her when he said he would! Two pizza deliver men and her mother join in the celebration!
Frank Jr.. He's known affectionately as "Franky Jr."
Joe DiPietro. A subsequent show of his played off-broadway. It's called "The Thing About Men".
A fairy who is forced to leave her mortal husband and their son's misadventures trying to marry his girlfriend.. "Iolanthe" is about a fairy who was banished from her fairy band for marrying the Lord Chancellor. Iolanthe's son, Strephon, falls for the Lord Chancellor's lovely ward, Phyllis. But, the Lord Chancellor, not knowing of his son's existence, wants Phyllis for his own! Ay, me!
| What song is this? "If you ask us how we live, lovers all essentials give. We can ride on lovers' sighs, warm ourselves in lovers' eyes..." | Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe"
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Tripping Hither, Tripping Thither. Fairies: "Tripping hither, tripping thither, nobody knows why our whither! We must dance and we must sing round about our fairy ring!"
This is at the very beginning of the show, when the fairies bounce onstage to tell about how much they miss Iolanthe.
Iolanthe! From Thy Dark Exile. The Queen and Fairies: "Welcome to our hearts again, Iolanthe! Iolanthe! We have shared thy bitter pain, Iolanthe! Iolanthe! Every heart and every hand in our loving little band, welcomes the to fairyland, Iolanthe! Iolanthe!"
Here the queen and her band summon Iolanthe back from her stream, so she can rejoin their band.
| What song is this? "With joy beyond telling, my bosom is swelling! So join in a measure expressive of pleasure, for I'm to be married today, today! Yes, I'm to be married today!" | Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe"
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Good Morrow, Good Mother. Strephon and fairies: "Yes he's to be married today, today! Yes, he's to be married today!"
This song occurs when Iolanthe introduces her son, Strephon to her sisters and fairy brethren.
Fare Thee Well. The Queen and fairies: "Fare thee well, attractive stranger."
Here, the queen promises that Strephon will have the fairies' special protection no matter where he goes.
| What song is this? "I prithee discover, steal purchase or borrow some means of concealing the care you are feeling and join in a measure expressive of pleasure..." | Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe"
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Good Morrow, Good Lover. Strephon and Phyllis: "For we're to be married today, today! Yes, we're to be married today!"
We meet Phyllis in this song-- Strephon's one true love. They plan to be married today, even though the Lord Chancellor (Phyllis' guardian) forbids it.
| What song is this? "Thou the tree, and I the flower; Thou the idol, I the throng; Thou the day, and I the hour; Thou the singer, I the song!" | Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe"
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None Shall Part Us From Each Other. Phyllis and Strephon: "None shall part us from each other: one in life and death are we. All in all to one another; I to thee and thou to me."
They declare their undying love for each other... how cute!
Loudly Let the Trumpet Bray. The peers: "Loudly let the trumpet bray! Tan-ta-ta-ra! (tzing-boom)Tan-ta-ta-ra! (tzing-boom)"
They basically just march in during this song. How exciting, huh?! But it is a hilarious song!
| What song is this? "The constitutional guardian I of pretty young Wards in Chancery, all very agreeable girls, and none over the age of twenty-one. A pleasant occupation for a rather susceptible Chancellor!" | Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe"
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The Law is the True Embodyment. The Lord Chancellor and peers: "The law is the true embodyment of everything that's excellent. It has no kind of fault or flaw, and I, my lords, embody the law!"
Here the Lord Chancellor introduces himself, and brags about his position to his peers.
| What song is this? "Of all the young ladies that I know this pretty young lady's the fairest: Her lips have the rosiest show, her eyes are the richest and rarest..." | Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe"
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My Well-Loved Lord and Guardian Dear. Phyllis, Lord Tolloler, Lord Mountararat, and peers: "My well loved lord and guardian dear, you summoned me and I am here!" "Oh rapture! How beautiful! How gentle, how dutiful!"
The peers are all in love with Phyllis, and want her for their promised bride. But, of course, we already know she loves Strephon.
Nay, Tempt Me Not. Phyllis and peers: "Nay, tempt me not, to rank I'll not be bound. In lowly cot alone is virtue found."
Phyllis makes it quite clear that rank doesn't matter to her, and she'd rather marry a shepherd (like Strephon) she does love than rich peers whom she doesn't.
Spurn Not the Nobly Born. Lord Tolloler and peers: "Spurn not the nobly born with love affected, nor treat with virtuous scorn the well connected!"
Peers RULE! When I was in "Iolanthe", I played Iolanthe and a peer on my off-nights.
My Lords, It May Not Be. Phyllis, Lord Tolloler, Lord Mountararat, Strephon, Lord Chancellor, and peers: "My lords it may not be! With grief my heart is riven! You waste your time on me, for ah, my heart is given!"
Phyllis tells all the lords that she is already betrothed to Strephon. Let's just say that they are NOT happy.
| What song is this? "I'll work on a new and original plan (Said I to myself said I), I'll never assume that a rogue or a thief is a gentleman worthy of implicit belief, because his attorney sent me a brief (Said I to myself said I)!" | Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe"
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I Went to the Bar As A Very Young Man. Lord Chancellor: "Said I to myself said I!"
| What song is this? "When tempests wreck thy bark, and all is drear and dark, if thou shouldst need an ark, I'll give the one!" "What was that?" "I heard the minx remark, she'd meet him after dark inside St. James's Park and give him one!" | Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe"
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Act 1 Finale: When Darkly Looms the Day. Cast: "I worshiped him blindly, he worships another!" "Attend to my kindly, this lady's my mother!" "This lady's his WHAT?" "This lady's my mother!" "This lady's his WHAT?" "He says she's his mother!" "Hahahahahaha! Hahahahaha!"
Here, Strephon is caught getting cozy with his mother, Iolanthe, and everyone won't believe that she's his mom for the simple reason that she looks like she's 17. (She IS a fairy, after all.) Phyllis declares that she and Strephon must be parted, much to his dismay. The Queen also casts a spell, putting Strephon in charge of both political houses-- much to the peer's dismay!
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