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ERNEST:
Were I a king in very truth,
And had a son--a guileless youth--
In probable succession;
To teach him patience, teach him tact,
How promptly in a fix to act,
He should adopt, in point of fact,
A manager`s profession.
To that condition he should stoop
(Despite a too fond mother),
With eight or ten `stars` in his troupe,
All jealous of each other!
Oh, the man who can rule a theatrical crew,
Each member a genius (and some of them two),
And manage to humour them, little and great,
Can govern this tuppenny State!
ALL:
Oh, the man, etc.
ERNEST:
Both A and B rehearsal slight--
They say they`ll be `all right at night`
(They`ve both to go to school yet);
C in each act must change her dress,
D will attempt to `square the press`;
E won`t play Romeo unless
His grandmother plays Juliet;
F claims all hoydens as her rights
(She`s played them thirty seasons);
And G must show herself in tights
For two convincing reasons--
Two very well-shaped reasons!
Oh, the man who can drive a theatrical team,
With wheelers and leaders in order supreme,
Can govern and rule, with a wave of his fin,
All Europe--with Ireland thrown in!