Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 act (14 numbers)
- Hark, the hour of ten is sounding (Chorus), Now, Jurymen, hear my advice (Usher)
- 1a. Is this the Court of the Exchequer? (Defendant)
- When first my old, old love I knew (Defendant and Chorus), Silence in Court! (Usher)
- All hail great Judge! (Chorus and Judge)
- When I, good friends, was call'd to the Bar (Judge and Chorus)
- Swear thou the Jury (Counsel, Usher),
- Oh will you swear by yonder skies (Usher and Chorus)
- Where is the Plaintiff? (Counsel, Usher),
- Comes the broken flower (Chorus of Bridesmaids and Plaintiff)
- Oh, never, never, never, since I joined the human race (Judge, Foreman, Chorus)
- May it please you, my lud! (Counsel for Plaintiff and Chorus)
- That she is reeling is plain to see! (Judge, Foreman, Plaintiff, Counsel, and Chorus)
- Oh, gentlemen, listen, I pray (Defendant and Chorus of Bridesmaids)
- That seems a reasonable proposition (Judge, Counsel, and Chorus)
- A nice dilemma we have here (Ensemble)
- I love him, I love him, with fervour unceasing (Plaintiff, Defendant and Chorus),
- The question, gentlemen, is one of liquor (Judge and Ensemble)
- Oh, joy unbounded, with wealth surrounded (Ensemble)
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InstrDetail
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Cast
- The Learned Judge (comic baritone)
The Plaintiff (soprano) The Defendant (tenor) Counsel for the Plaintiff (lyric baritone) Usher (bass-baritone) Foreman of the Jury (bass) Associate (silent) First Bridesmaid
Chorus
- Bridesmaids, Gentlemen of the Jury, Barristers, Attorneys and Public
Orchestra
- 2 flutes (2nd also piccolo), oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon
2 horns, 2 cornets, 2 trombones timpani, triangle, bass drum, cymbals, strings
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