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The damages Edwin must pay…
Yes； he must pay！
DEFENDANT （repelling her furiously）
I smoke like a furnaceI'm always in liquor；
A ruffiana bullya sot；
I'm sure I should thrash her； perhaps I should kick her；
I am such a very bad lot！
I'm not prepossessing； as you may be guessing；
She couldn't endure me a day！
Recall my professing； when you are assessing
The damages Edwin must pay！
PLAINTIFF。 Yes； he must pay！
＇She clings to him passionately； after a struggle； he throws her
off into arms of Counsel。
JURY。 We would be fairly acting；
But this is most distracting！
If； when in liquor he would kick her；
That is an abatement。
RECIT JUDGE
The question； gentlemenis one of liquor。
You ask for guidancethis is my reply：
He says； when tipsy； he would thrash and kick her。
Let's make him tipsy； gentlemen； and try！
COUNSEL。 With all respect；
I do object！
PLAINTIFF。 I do object！
DEFENDANT。 I don't object！
ALL。 With all respect
We do object！
JUDGE （tossing his books and paper about）
All the legal furies seize you！
No proposal seems to please you；
I can't sit up here all day；
I must shortly get away。
Barristers； and you； attorneys；
Set out on your homeward journeys；
Gentle； simple…minded Usher；
Get you； if you like； to Russher；
Put your briefs upon the shelf；
I will marry her myself！
＇He comes down from Bench to floor of Court。 He embraces
Angelina。
FINALE
PLAINTIFF。 Oh； joy unbounded；
With wealth surrounded；
The knell is sounded
Of grief and woe。
COUNSEL。 With love devoted
On you he's doated；
To castle moated
Away they go。
DEFENDANT。 I wonder whether
They'll live together；
In marriage tether
In manner true？
USHER。 It seems to me； sir；
Of such as she； sir；
A Judge is he； sir；
And a good Judge； too！
JUDGE。 Yes； I am a Judge！
ALL。 And a good Judge； too！
JUDGE。 Yes； I am a Judge！
ALL。 And a good Judge； too！
JUDGE。 Though homeward as you trudge；
You declare my law is fudge。
Yet of beauty I'm a judge。
ALL。 And a good Judge too！
JUDGE。 Though defendant is a snob；
ALL。 And a great snob； too！
JUDGE。 Though defendant is a snob；
ALL。 And a great snob； too！
JUDGE。 Though defendant is a snob；
I'll reward him from his fob。
So we've settled with the job；
ALL。 And a good job； too！
Dance
CURTAIN
UTOPIA LIMITED
OR
THE FLOWERS OF PROGRESS
Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan
Libretto by William S。 Gilbert
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
King Paramount； the First （King of Utopia）
Scaphio and Phantis （Judges of the Utopian Supreme Court）
Tarara （The Public Exploder）
Calynx （The Utopian Vice…Chamberlain）
Imported Flowers of Progress：
Lord Dramaleigh （a British Lord Chamberlain）
Captain Fitzbattleaxe （First Life Guards）
Captain Sir Edward Corcoran； K。C。B。 （of the Royal Navy）
Mr。 Goldbury （a company promoter； afterwards Comptroller of the
Utopian
Household）
Sir Bailey Barre； Q。C。； M。P。
Mr。 Blushington （of the County Council）
The Princess Zara （eldest daughter of King Paramount）
The Princesses Nekaya and Kalyba （her Younger Sisters）
The Lady Sophy （their English Gouvernante）
Utopian Maidens：
Salata
Melene
Phylla
ACT I
A Utopian Palm Grove
ACT II
Throne Room in King Paramount's Palace
First produced at the Savoy Theatre on October 7； 1893。
ACT I。
OPENING CHORUS。
In lazy languormotionless；
We lie and dream of nothingness；
For visions come
From Poppydom
Direct at our command：
Or； delicate alternative；
In open idleness we live；
With lyre and lute
And silver flute；
The life of Lazyland。
SOLO … Phylla。
The song of birds
In ivied towers；
The rippling play
Of waterway；
The lowing herds；
The breath of flowers；
The languid loves
Of turtle doves
These simply joys are all at hand
Upon thy shores； O Lazyland！
（Enter Calynx）
Calynx： Good news！ Great news！ His Majesty's eldest daughter；
Princess Zara； who left our shores five years since to go
to
Englandthe greatest； the most powerful； the wisest
country
in the worldhas taken a high degree at Girton； and is
on
her way home again； having achieved a complete mastery
over
all the elements that have tended to raise that glorious
country to her present pre…eminent position among
civilized
nations！
Salata： Then in a few months Utopia may hope to be completely
Angli…
cized？
Calynx： Absolutely and without a doubt。
Melene： （lazily） We are very well as we are。 Life without a
careevery want supplied by a kind and fatherly monarch；
who； despot though he be； has no other thought than to
make
his people happywhat have we to gain by the great
change
that is in store for us？
Salata： What have we to gain？ English institutions； English
tastes；
and oh； English fashions！
Calynx： England has made herself what she is because； in that fa…
vored land； every one has to think for himself。 Here we