all the Greeks and Amazons are fraternising like anything, and Sapiens shows he has got - and is wearing - the girdle, which as King of the Amazons he presents to Hercules, though "You may have to have it let out a little!" CHARACTERS THESEUS He is strong, handsome and masterful, but not the silver-tongued negotiator that Homer is. His winning of Antiope is in the best Errol Flynn tradition - and she loves it. HOMER Shown as a war correspondent with a quick line in terrible verse - but he complains the source material is no good! Like all journalists (so they say), he never refuses a drink. However, he is daring enough to demand the belt outright for Hippolyta. HERCULES All brawn and no brain - and certainly no bravery, either: he lets Theseus and the army do all the belt-hunting, even though it's one of his Twelve Labours. SAPIENS A personable young man, eager to experience all the joys of marriage; although very masculine in his inclinations, he is an adapt gender-bender when it comes to using what we consider feminine wiles" to get his own way. The prospect of being King is delightful, too. HIPPOLYTA Marriage starts as a way to close an armaments deal, but she quickly gets the taste for it. However, her husband's demands are a distraction from her main activity - fighting ANTIOPE More susceptible than her sister Hippolyta to the idea of making love rather than war, even if she is a formidable huntress and the Commander-in-Chief. An outdoors girl with a highly-developed sense of fun, and quite cut out for being abducted over Theseus' shoulder POMPOSIA Ambitious, manipulative and domineering. She is a mother hen to Sapiens, but a business powerhouse to everyone else. CAUSTICA & HEROICA Councillors loyal to Hippolyta; a little empty between the ears, but quick enough with their tongues.`` BURIA An officious Captain of the Guard, with a soft spot for the boy she left behind her. PENELOPE The arch-courtesan camp follower, with one eye on the available soldiery and the other on her investment portfolio. ` ORCHESTRATION Reed 1: Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet Reed 2: Clarinet, Oboe, Bass Clarinet 2 Trumpets Trombone Harp 2 Percussion Piano Double Bass MUSICAL NUMBERS 1. Bottoms Up 2. The Boy I Left Behind Me 3. Careless Rhapsody 4. Ev'rything I've Got 5. For Jupiter and Greece 6. The Gateway of the Temple Minerva 7. The Greeks Have Got the Girdle 8. Here's A Hand 9. Jupiter Forbid 10. Life With Father 11. No, Mother, No 12. Nobody's Heart 13. Now That I've Got My Strength
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