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. |