'\ii\y- THE ADELPHI mom A WNA GRANDIOSA, TRAGICA, COMICA, SERIA, DOMESTICA, MUSICA, BURLESQUA, BUXIX.ETTA, FREELY RENDERED not FROM THE ITALIAN. THE TFHOLE of tlie MUSIC adapted hj Mr, M. COURT. FROM BELLINI’S OPERA. LONDON; PRINTED BY S. C. FA I RBROTflER, 31 , BOW SIREm , COVEKT GaRDEX. J '■ y- f 9 PRICE SIXPENCE. Ht? V 4“. DRAMATIS persona::. Pollio . . (a Roman Pro-Cousul) ^ .. ... Mrs. H. P. GRATTAN, Flavius•... Oroveso.. t .. . Mrs. FOSBROKE, Norma.. .. ... Mr. PAUL BEDFORD Adalgisa .. ... Mr. WRIGHT, Clotilda. ., ... Mr. FORDE. .MATf/rJlD .'I JI .?iM ,5I.TPAIT}I0M i m y . , - .aiM QflO^Gjra auAT m r,.. 'fl vx) .... !k/l . . . ■ o)* . (Viind . ..(»j7QiO ;'l ^ • . , ' . • o)...;./JUT VI ‘ ••:! ,Tnoi;iv 7 .iM .ncuioi .iM n!

So Norma says—let^s quit before To~morrer. POLLIO. The name of Norma fills me full of horror. My love for Normals gone—I cannot smother This flare-up—flame—be mum— I love—anothe A Last night Fd a vision—can*t be told— FLAVIUS. i Can’t it POLLIO, Yes—Fil trust you—listen while I chant it. 6 NORMA. grand scena.—pollio. Air,—“ Korma.'^ Sweet Adalgisa willing-ly Went walking^ in the grove, She blush’d, and looked so killing’ly, Because 1 spoke of love. I made her speeches superfine, Perch’d on the stump of a walnut tree ; For I’m but four feet nine, And she’s near six feet two or three. Mighty Mars, I crave to aid me, The sword of strife unsheathing ; I swear by him that made me. I’ll fear no mortal breathing. I’ll claim mv Adalgisa, All the threats of danger spurning ; Or else I swear you’ll see, Sir, Their goods and chattels burning. \Exit PoLLio and Flavius, n. h. Enter OROVESO, PRIESTS, PRIESTESSES, WARRIORS, &c. with Torches, %c. CHORUS. Rid us from this foreign foe, Free us from this bondage, oh, We’ll worship thee from to to toe. But blow them to old Nick! Enter NORMA., attende,d ly other Virgins. NORMA— Recitative. What’s all this row here—-what is all this bother ?«— Silence, ye billy-goats, be quiet, if another 1 NORMA. 7 Comes to dictate to. me, your Virgin-Priestess, Norma— Pll kick him from this place to one he’ll (ind much warmer! OROVESO— Recitative. H ow long shall we submit % —Brenno’s sword is thusty, It must be dipt in blood—or it will soon get rust}'. CHORUS. Oh yes. CHORUS —Recitative. Aira~ ‘‘ Rise Gentle Moon.," V NORMA, Behold the moon— [Moon enters and stayids in front of Altar, And see, she winks her eye, To find out what she means, I now will try. Norma places Vegetables through the Fire on the Altar—The Moon opens her mouth — Norma places Vegetables therein, NORMA (advancing) - Recitative. The sacrifice is accepted!—let us now rejoice. From the Temple I'll proclaim, with thundering voice. The time for vengeance-^ CHORUS. Oh, yes. Let it thunder now ! , OROVESO. Let their Pro-Consul Pollio first fall— NORMA.— [Recitative — Vih-so.\^( Aside,) That name doth all my virgin-love recall! Pollio, Pollio !—Oh. warrior most bewitching, Alas! for Pollio, with love my heart is itching. He down shall go—aye dead as any hammer ! [ Moo7i sneezes three times. Oh, Moon, forgive me for telling such a crammer. 8 NORMA. CHORUS. Oh, yes. [Moon yuvs ojf. Rid us from this foreig*!! foe. Free us from this bondage, oh, We’ll worship thee from top to toe, But blow them to old Nick. [Exeunt 0?nnes. Enter ADAluGlSA, r. ADALGISA.— [Recitative,]— (Soft ) The sacred forest is free from all intruders, No men are here allowed, the gay deluders. Here I give way to moping, here I cry Alone in silence, here, I pipe my eye ; I’m wasting all away, I’m getting pale and haggard. It’s all along of Pollio, seductive blackguard. POLLIO and FLAVIUS. POLLIO,—[ Recitative.] ’Tis she—begone ! FLAVIUS. To speak to her’s high-treason. POLLIO. Get owt you pump— ' FLAVIUS. t. % ' He will not list to reason. [Exit, R POLLIO. Adalgisa! ADALGISA. Pollio ! POLLIO. Angelic Adalgisa ! ADALGISA. 1 What brought you here 1 —Oh, gemmini, crankum tweezer 1 POLLIO. Take not thy virgin charms from these fond eyes. Some pity have, or else thy Pollio dies. NORMA. 9 ADALGISA. O, leave me, noble warrior, to my devotions, M)' tintteiing heart seems fill’d with soft emotions. ’Till now I dwelt in Paradise. POLLTO. You may so still, I live in Paradise—Row on Rome’s high hill— I’here we will dwell, and all day love and cuddle. ADALGISA. f Going O, fie, for shame ! mv head seems in a muddle. DUET. jiir, Norma —“Ry pon Crescent^ POLLIO. From yon crescent moon, now beaming. Far brighter than a rushlight. Like you, with beauty teeming, I love you—Honour bright! ADALGISA. From yon crescent moon, now beaming. Like me, a virgin bright, I will banish all my dreaming. And say to you—Good night. POLLIO. I will keep you like a lady queen ; On a Sunday—on a Sunday—out we’ll go, love ; Take our tea in an arbour’s shady green. Or on the river—on the river—have a row, love. The bright gas-lamp, well lighted. Will light me to thy lane. And by parson once united, J3 10 NORMA. No blacksmith—no blacksmith—can break the chain ! Shall I a chaise for flight prepare 1 ADA LG ISA. I promise—by yon crescent moon I swear ! BOTH. Here, below, or above, the lord of all is love— Is love—is love—the lord of all is love. \At the end of Duet^ they Eieeunt severaUu. Norma with Two Childrenone tall and in-kneed; the other short, how-legged* Clotilda follows, looking as after a heavy wash. NORMA.—(liJz'ZciZt/.; Take these lovely kids away—heg’one, and hide ’em. [Clotilda beats them. What the devil are you at ? I didn’t bid you chide ’em. CLOTILDA. Why, Missis, sure you told me now to hide them. Thrust away your offspring* I—are you a mother 1 NORMA. And what if I am, ma’ra I You’re another. ’Tilda, I say, fly, take away these brats— Get supper. CLOTILDA. What will ycu have, ma’m % NORMA. Sprats. [Clotilda places Children to sleep on Couch—Exit. r. Enter ADALGI8A, l. Adalg'isa ! AD ALGISA.—f Norma I how my bosom twitters. NORMA. U NORM 4. Approach me, maiden. I hear with heavy secrets you are laden. Come up, my love, and let me know thy woes. \Vhat is thy sad secret 1 To Norraa now disclose. ADAI.GISA. I’m in love. Trom home and altars was g^oin^ to remove ; NORMA. Now, tell me, maid, his name who caus’d this folly. Re-enter POLLIO. AD \LGISA, o» Behold him there ! NORMA. What, he I My pretty Pollic ? My Pollio false 1 Now, don’t dissemble— If you are, look out! O, Pollio, tremble ! Seducer of innocence ! POLLIO Norma, ma’m, be quiet. When I made love to you, you made no riot; In loving* now another I see no impropriety— I’m but like other men, fond, ma’m of variety. NORMA. When a single pigeon on the fire’s set to stew. There’s enough for owe, but not enough for tmo, POLLIO. Why should my fancies be blackened into sins ? 12 NOKM.\ NO JIM A, Think of our children—think upon our twins. Protect your olfspring ! ADALGISA. With rag’e her eyes do gleam up ! NORM t. Traitor ! cfread me, for you have put my steam up ! POLLIO. Boil over, if you like—I love now Adalgisa ! ADALGISA. Don’t aggravate her longer. Stop her—ease her 1 TRIO.— Air, Norma. NORMA. Hence ! thou base one—from here vanish straight, Leave your babbies to the work’us ; D o’st think to play these antics here, By impudence to burk us I POLLIO. Don’t annoy me. NORMA. I’ll annoy thee. POLLIO. I tell you, Norma, its no use To kick up all this bother ; I’ll have as many as I choose. Begone—I love another ! NORMA. Prv’thee toddle. ‘Id POLLIO. , ' won’t toddl^ NORMA. 13 He won’t toddle. You won’t ? I won’t! \D \ LG ISA. NOUMA. POLI.IO. NORMA, Away ! and take your saucy face, That all the g-irls bewitches ; I stand no nonsense, traitor, base ! 1 won’t, Pol.—dash my breeches ! POLLIO. Ada];^isa ! Adalgisa! NORMA ,—(separating them.) Let her g-o, Pol., if you please, sir. POLLIO. I lov’d you once, but let that pass. You then were young and plummy ; But you’ve become too fat, my lass ; You’ve grown too coarse and crummy ! NORMA. I’m too crummy. POLLIO. You’re too crummy. ADA LGIS A,— (aside.) iShe’s too crummv. m/ CHORUS— (without) t Norma! Norma! Norma! To the altar! NORMA. The voice of vengeance bellows loud ; On your head I’ll invoke it. POLLIO. I don’t care two-pence if you do - Put that in your pipe and smoke it. 7 , 14 NORMA. NORMA. You don’t care two-pence ? POLT.IO. I don’t care two-pence ! A DA LG ISA. Hed on’t care two-pence. He Adalgisa, tries to kiss her, each'jime'^o'o.uk pulls him away in a tragic manner—at last Norma thrusts him off r — stands clasping her forehead — Norma sinks on Couch. NORMA. Soundly they snore—they’re last as any rocks ; Blessed innocents ! my pretty bantam cocks ! For their cruel father they must sutfer, And may remorse for ever sting the buffer ! [Tries to stab the Children — shefaulters^snatches them up in her ar??}s. I cannot stick those beauteous babes, like pigs ! Enter CLOTILDA,— (from Cave.) CLOTILDA. What, out of bed, boys ! Again, sirs, at your rigs 1 NORMA. ’Tilda, run quickly ! bring hither Adalgisa, I have some news to tell her that will please her. [E.rit Clotilda. Ejiter ADALGISA. NORMA to ADALGISA. At desperate deeds I’m going to have a shy— My mind’s made up—I’m going, love, to die. [During Duet. Children kneel with Norma to Adalgisa—Clotilda re-enters and takes them off. DUET..— Norma and Adalgisa, NORMA. For these lovely kids I pray thee ; As thine own they will obey thee : Not for rowdy—not for splendour— Rank and chink to thee I render ; NOmA. Keep them, dearest, from the gtter, Oive them lots of bread and buttT ; remember, ^twas thy beany That povQut their poor Ala’s hose : To clothe and g^ub them is your clity, W hen their Ala'a^ cock’d her toes. ^^VLGISA. For these lovely kids you pray . As mine own they will obey me : Not for rowdy—not for splendour— Rank and chink to mine you render. 1 will keep them from the gutter, Give them lots of bread and butter ; • I’ll remember *twas my beauty That put out their poor Ala’s nose ; To clothe and grub them be my duty, When their Ala has cock’d her toes. \ ADALGISA and NORMA Together we’ll wander in the grove ; No wicked men our heaits trepanning ; Far from this wood we’ll drive the saucy cove— If he’s caught he’ll catch a tanning-. Calmly the jack-a-dandy We’ll cast, love, from our breast ; Get comfort from French brandy. Or some of Rhodes’s best, \Exit Ad A LG ISA Enter OMNES. CHORUS, Slaughter ! Slaughter ! \ \ 16 NORML / Oil'! ye sacred ease’s attend, another, £ —I Victim in onr ^^ines niut fry and .sir/ther, A perjured j’/iestess. \W^“is she ■? Speak—we in-I k flames will wra-^d ' ■ ■ /• ' / r ' - ’s J/iG nnvirtuous vir'^in Norma ! [ZooA’s at PoLLio. NORMA. . . OJWym>^ CHORUS. VbngeanceN^ veirf-K’^R"' ■slriig’litcr 1 sl'iugiiter! Let their blooV'*i*^'\ hke pain]: AViater. OROVKSO, \ ' \ ■ Take Vway my perjured* daughter. NORMA. Farewell, friends—I’ll die a snorter ! Music breaks out very forte—They throru a Black Ftiiover fter -she serea7ns and kicks, as Curtain falls—redfircy^c. THE END, G. rAIRBROTIlEE, '• GARRJCK” r RlNTING OFl'ICE, 31, BOAV STREET.