Dr. Ottilie Lemke Dick Wittington and his Cat
Characters: Dick Wittington |
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Act I |
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A London street. Dick sitting an the steps at the door of a rich looking house. Later Mr. Fitzwarren. |
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| Dick: | I came to London, a poor boy I am, With my bit of bread I've neither bacon nor ham. People said London was so fine to behold, The streets were paved all over with gold. So I came here walking many a mile. Int'resting, well, it was for a while Though I found ev'rything quite otherwise. Now I am tired, I cannot rise. |
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| Mr.Fitzwarren: | What is the matter with you, my lad? Are you hungry? I see you look sad. |
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| Dick: | Dear Sir, do let me go with you, And please, give me some work to do. |
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| Mr.Fitzwarren: | Well, in my house, I think there'll be A job for you; so come with me. |
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Both enter the house. |
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Act II |
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A room in Mr. Fitzwarren's house. Dick fondling a cat. Later Alice and Captain. |
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| Dick: | This is my little Pussy cat. She is not hungry, she's rather fat 'cause she has eaten many mice Haunting my garret, and now how nice! I'm busy in day time and sleep at night. I thank you Pussy, with all my might. |
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| (after looking out of the window) | There comes little Alice, she's always so kind, A nicer girl you'll never find. She does for me whate'er she can |
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| (after looking out once more) | I wonder who might be that man. | |
Enter Alice and Captain |
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| Alice: | My father sends a ship abroad To foreign lands with heavy load And with something from ev'ry one, Their fortune thereby may be won. What could you entrust him? Show me that. |
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| Dick: . | I only have my Pussy cat | |
| Captain: | There're regions where there are no cats, But ev'rywhere are mice and rats. |
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| Dick: | I love my cat with all my heart And I do think we cannot part Look at her paws, her slender tail |
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| Captain: | Is she a good mouser? | |
| Dick: | She'll never fail. | |
| Captain: | Well, many people if they had A first rate mouser, would be glad. |
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| Alice: | Do try, let Pussy sail away! 't will surely bring you luck some day. |
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| Dick: | Well then, farewell and happy be | |
Act III |
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Mr. Fitzwarren's office. All persons present save Dick who enters later. |
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| Mr. Fitzwarren: | Now Captain, I must say: Well done! Your voyage was a lucky one. |
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| Captain: | As to Dick's cat I had it sold, And it was paid with heaps of gold. There is a land - and there we've been - Where cats till then had not been seen, And ev'rything the mice did eat, The vegetables and the meat. Now Pussy in a moment caught More than you ever would have thought. The rest of them ran fast away, Cleared was the country in one day. None any longer was annoyed And ev'ryone felt overjoyed. |
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| (producing a purse): | Here is some gold, and there is more Deep in my ship a mighty store. |
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| Mrs: Fitzwarren: |
Oh let's call Dick, he must be here, | |
| (to the servant): . | Go, quickly tell him to appear | |
| Maid servant: | He's waiting at the office door. | |
| Mrs. Fitzwarren: | As modest as he was before. | |
The maid servant has gone out and now ushers in Dick. |
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| Mr. Fitzwarren: | Dear Dick, yours is a lucky fate, We heartily congratulate. This gold is yours won by your cat. There's more of it, now first take that. |
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| Mrs. Fitzwarren: | Dick you're rich, you are a man. Buy what you'd like to have, you can. |
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| Mr. Fitzwarren: | When first you came you slept on straw, Now you will be my son-in-law. |
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| Dick: | I thank you Sir, I cannot tell How glad I am. |
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| Alice (taking Dick's hand): | And all is well. | |