an amorous walrus. He attempts to repel her advances by denigrating himself finally resorting to a lie; he declares he is engaged already to a South Seas maiden. Aline, upset by Alexis's attitude towards her over her refusal to take the philtre, finally resolves that she will put aside her reservations and do so. Unfortunately, having sipped the cup, she encounters Dr Daly bewailing the fact that all the ladies in the village seem to have become engaged before he got round to finding one for himself. Now, he finds himself adored by the loveliest of them all - and Alexis is in despair. Things have certainly not worked out as intended. The sorcerer is being dogged by the unwanted Lady Sangazure and Alexis has had his betrothed alienated. Now that the effects of their tampering with nature are rebounding on themselves, the two men decide that something must be done to put an end to the effects of the philtre. Wells tells Alexis that there is only one way out. One of them will have to deliver up their life to the spirit under whose guidance the potion was concocted. He would rather it were Alexis as he has stocktaking the next week and it would be inconvenient not to be there. Alexis agrees to pay the penalty for his folly, but Aline has a point of law to press. If the effect of the philtre is to be reversed and everyone restored to his or her old love, what, pray, will become of her if Alexis has been sacrificed? Her logic is undeniable, and it is decided that the victim will have to be Wells after all. As John Wellington Wells is consumed in a flash of red fire, all the marital mismatchings of Ploverleigh are solved. Alexis and Aline come back together, Constance is paired off with her vicar, Sir Marmaduke finally gets his Sangazure and Mrs Partlet makes do with the very old, very deaf notary. MUSICAL NUMBERS: OVERTURE CHORUS. " Ring forth, ye bells RECIT. (Mrs. Partlet and Constance) ARIA (Constance). " When he is here " RECIT. (Rev. Dr. Daly) BALLAD (Dr. Daly). " Time was, when Love and I were. well acquainted " RECIT. AND MINUET (Sir Marmaduke, Dr. Daly, and Alexis) CHORUS OF GIRLS. "With heart and with voice" RECIT. (Aline) ARIA. "Happy young heart" RECIT. (Lady Sangazure) CHORUS OF MEN. "With heart and with voice" DUET (Lady Sangazure and Sir Marmaduke) "Welcome joy adieu to madness" ENSEMBLE (Alitte, Alexis, Lauyer, and Chorus). "All is prepared" BALLAD (Alexis). " For Love alone" SONG (Mr. Wells). "My name is John Wellington Wells" INCANTATION (Aline, Alexis, Mr. Wells, and Chorus) FINALE ACT I. "Now to the Banquet we press" TRIO AND CHORUS (Aline, Alexis, Mr. Wells, Company) "'Tis twelve I think, and at this mystic hour" ENSEMBLE (Constance, Notary, Aline, Alexis, and Chorus) "Dear friends, take pity on my lot" BALLAD. (Alexis) "It is not Love" QUINTETT (Aline, Mrs. Partlet, Alexis, Dr. Daly, and Sir Marmaduke) "I rejoice that it's decided" RECIT. AND DUET (Lady Sangazure and Mr. Wells) "Oh I have wrought much evil with my spells" RECIT. AND AIR (Aline) "Alexis doubt me not" SONG (Dr. Daly). "Engaged to So-and-so" ENSEMBLE (Aline, Alexis, Dr. Daly, and Chorus) RECIT. (Alexis) FINALE ACT II
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