Scene 10

Mephisto: Now, has my coronation music been distributed? Everyone know their parts? Those who don’t won’t even have a voice to sing with! Oh Maestro, we won’t need you for this number. I’ll conduct it myself!

MEPHISTO prepares to conduct the crowd.

Alice: WAIT. Lord Mephisto, I am not from Operaland. And truth be told, I’ve always hated opera -- too noisy… uh… too much chaos….But you seem to have the right idea about things! Please allow to me sing, as a prelude to your coronation, a song that praises your many virtues.

Mephisto: Why, my dear, such flattery. I haven’t had it given so freely in such a very long time. Go ahead.

“Mein Herr Marquis” introduction begins. ALICE runs and switches OLYMPIA back on.

Alice (singing):

Lord Mephisto, please,

You have us on our knees,

You know as well as I.

Such an evil grin,

You were meant to win,

As we all were meant to cry.

But don’t you think that it’s too soon, hahahahah?

To force us to sing out this tune, hahahaha?

A secret, we were keeping,

While you were busy creeping:

A bit of laughter now

Will cause the heart to mend.

You thought our spirits were long gone,

But truth is our brains beat your brawn!

Very scary? Ha ha ha!

Ordinary… Ha ha ha!

Kind of hairy… ha ha ha!

We are merry, Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Chorus:

Very scary! Ha ha ha!

Ordinary… Ha ha ha!

Kind of hairy… ha ha ha!

We are merry, Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Alice:

Forgive our offense,

But you’re not making sense,

For Operaland should be free.

Take away our voice,

our power and our choice,

But laughter remains, you’ll see!

So big and so strong and so scared, hahahahaha!

Could it be you were ill-prepared, hahahahaha?

Afraid of a little child,

So sweet, kind, and oh so mild?

Why yes, dear Lord Mephisto,

I have conquered you!

And now we’ll join our voices, yes,

Your coronation to address…

King Mephisto? Ha ha ha!

What a joke, though? Ha ha ha!

My but you’re slow, Ha ha ha!

Could it be? NO! Ha ha ha!

Chorus:

King Mephisto? Ha ha ha!

What a joke, though? Ha ha ha!

My but you’re slow, Ha ha ha!

Could it be? NO! Ha ha ha!

Mephisto: No more! No more!! I can’t take it!

Queen: Away with him!

Alice: But your Majesty, what if he gets away?

Queen: Oh, I think the pirates have it under control…

Pirate 1: Ey Mephisto, why do you have be such a TREBLEMAKER! HAHAHAHAHA!

Pirate 2: Yeah, maybe next time, you think SHARP so your plans won’t fall so FLAT! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Mephisto: PLEASE, I CAN’T TAKE IT!

Queen: Away!

MEPHISTO is dragged offstage.