Cinderella - Queen Constantina Cues Flashcards
Act 1, Scene 3 begins. King starts to dorn his trousers, and a sharp orchestra chord is heard:
“A fine father you are! You never worry about him.”
(“You never worry about him.”)
(A sharp orchestra chord)
King: “What’s wrong with him?”
(A sharp orchestra chord)
“He isn’t happy.”
(“He isn’t happy.”)
King: “Of course he is.”
“If he’s happy, why doesn’t he get married?”
(“If he’s happy, why doesn’t he get married?”)
King: “If he’s happy, why should he get married? - Oh, it’s no use trying to get these buttoned. They’ll just have to do as-is.”
“Don’t be ridiculous. You look like five pounds of flour in a two-pound sack.
The royal tailor will just have to make you a new suit.”
(“The royal tailor will just have to make you a new suit.”)
King: “But this suit is in perfect shape!”
“No one is questioning the shape the suit is in, darling (dear).”
(“No one is questioning the shape the suit is in, dear.”)
Christopher enters the room
Christopher: “Mother, what is the meaning of this?”
King: “Doesn’t anybody in this house knock?”
“Darling (dear), we were just talking about you!”
(“Darling (dear), we were just talking about you!”)
King: “Your mother was talking. I was listening.”
“And where have you been, in that costume?”
(“And where have you been, in that costume?”)
Christopher: “Why wasn’t I consulted about this ball that I am supposedly giving?”
“Oh, darn - you found out. It was supposed to be a surprise birthday party. Well, surprise!”
(“…Well, suprise!”)
Christopher: “It’s three months until my birthday. And since when does a birthday party require the attendance of ‘every eligible young maiden in the kingdom’?”
“What??? Let me…
Well (oh), you know those royal printers - they never get anything right.”
(“Well (oh), you know those royal printers - they never get anything right.”)
Christopher: “Mom, I want this ball called off immediately.”
“But, darling (dear), it’s impossible (or ‘you know its impossible’) to cancel once you’ve got the ball rolling. (OH! Ball!) (howling laughter that slowly dies down)”
(“But, darling (dear), it’s impossible to cancel once you’ve got the ball rolling! (howling laughter)”)
Christopher: “Well, you can just count me out!”
King: “Your Highness!
Look, Chris - we don’t want to pressure you, but you do have certain obligations.”
“What your father is trying to say is that it’s time to choose a bride and produce an heir. After all, someday soon this kingdom will be yours.”
(“After all, someday soon this kingdom will be yours.”)
King: “Not THAT soon.”
(Oh! How-) “I long to hear the pitter-patter of feet on the marble again!”
(“I long to hear the pitter-patter of feet on the marble again!”)
Christopher: “All I’m asking is to find a bride for myself, in my own time. I guess I have this old-fashioned idea that I want to fall in love before I get married. Like you did.”
King: “That’s what we want for you too, son.”
“Of course it is, darling (dear). Well, thank goodness we have THAT all settled! Now, I have prepared a short guest list for your approval!”
(Grabs the scroll and hands it to Christopher)
(“Now, I have prepared a short guest list for your approval!”
(Grabs the scroll and hands it to Christopher))
Christopher: “You haven’t heard a word I’ve said!”
(Oh, it’s but-) “Family and close friends, darling! Terribly intimate.”
(“Family and close friends, darling! Terribly intimate.”)
(Lionel enters)
Lionel: “Your Majesties, Your Highness - if you please. I couldn’t help overhearing and I probably shouldn’t interfere…”
(Alongside the King and Christopher) “Probably.”
((Alongside the King and Christopher) “Probably.”)
Lionel: “But perhaps we can reach a royal compromise?”
“Compromise?”
(“Compromise?”)
King: “What do you think this is - a democracy?”
Christopher: “What sort of compromise, Lionel?”
Lionel: “Let’s say you suck it up and go along with the ball.”
“I’m loving this idea so far.”
(“I’m loving this idea so far.”)
Lionel: “And if you find the girl of your dreams, great.
(To the Queen)
But if he doesn’t…”
Christopher: “Lionel, you’re brilliant! Okay, I’ll do it. But if I don’t meet the right girl at the ball, you’ll let me fall in love in my own time, no matter how long it takes…”
“But…!”
(“But…!”)
Christopher: “And with no interference. Dad?”
King: “Well… it does have a certain logic to it.”
“Of course, darling (dear). If that’s the way you want it, that’s the way it shall be.”
(“If that’s the way you want it, that’s the way it shall be.”)
Christopher: “Thank you. Both.”
King: “You know, son, there’s only one way to find the girl of your dreams.”
Christopher: “What’s that?”
King: “Dumb luck! Let’s just hope it runs in the family.”
Christopher, hugging King and Queen: “Love you guys!”
(Christopher exits)
Lionel: “Don’t worry, Your Majesties. He’ll meet the right girl at the ball. I can just feel it in my bones!”
“You’ll feel it in your bones if he doesn’t.”
(“You’ll feel it in your bones if he doesn’t.”)
Lionel, rushing off: “I hear that!”
(Lionel exits)
“…Max. Suppose he… doesn’t meet the right girl at the ball? What then?”
(“What then?”)
King: “Then he’ll meet her somewhere else. Isn’t that the way it always happens?
(Music begins)
Boys and girls like you and me
Walk beneath the skies
They love just as we love
With the same dream in their eyes.
Songs and kings and many things
Have their day and are gone,
But boys and girls like you and me,
We go on and on.”
“They walk on every village street
They walk in lanes where branches meet
And stars send down their blessings from the blue.
They go through storms of doubt and fear
And so they go from year to year
Believing in each other as we do.”
(“Believing in eachother as we do.”)
(Continues singing, with the King)
“Bravely marching forward two by two.
Boys and girls like you and me
Walk beneath the skies
They love just as we love,
With the same dream in their eyes.
Songs and kings and many things
Have their day and are gone,
But boys and girls like you and me,
We go on and on.”
Act 2, Scene 1. On a dull, stiff scene, we see the King and Queen aside of the stage on their thrones. As a long line of maidens enter and Christopher dances with each one, we hear:
“Have you ever seen so many lovely girls?”
