Halifax Gilbert and Sullivan Society
Audition pieces 2006

Trial by Jury

The Zoo

Character	Number	Page	Title or lyrics
Judge	4	21	The Judge's song
Judge	12	46	Judge's line to end
Defendant	10	12	"Oh, gentlemen listen"
Defendant	12	46	Defendant's line to end
Counsel	8	34-38	"May it please you, my lord"
Counsel	12	46	Counsel's line to end
Usher	1	6-8	Now, Jury men hear my advice
Usher	12	46	Usher's line to end
Foreman of the Jury	9	39-40	Foreman's own lines
Foreman of the Jury	12	46	Foreman's line to end
Plaintiff	6	29-31	"O'er the season vernal"
Plaintiff	12	46	Plaintiff's line to end
Bridesmaids (4)	6	28-29	"Comes the broken flower"

Character	Number	Page	Title or lyrics
Laetitia	5	33-36	"Yes, once again"
Eliza Smith	11	65-68	"I'm a simple little child"
Aesculapius Carboy	2	14-17	"I loved her fondly"
Thomas Brown	8	52-55	"Ladies and gentlemen"
Mr Grinder	10	61-63	"Where is my daughter"
Mr Grinder	12	69-70	"Found you at last"

The libretto, web opera, and other resources (but not a vocal score) may be downloaded from the Zoo page at the Gilbert and Sullivan Archive.

Cox and Box

The libretto, vocal score, web opera, and other resources may be downloaded from the Cox and Box page at the Gilbert and Sullivan Archive.

Musical numbers

Libretto

Character	Number	Page		Title or lyrics
Character	Number	Savoy edition	Download from GAS	Title or lyrics
Bouncer	2	6-9	7-14	"Rataplan"
Box	4	20-21	37-41	A lullaby ("Hush'd is the bacon")
Box	8	45-53	84-93	"The happy day came near at last"
Cox	5	22-24	42-45	"My master is punctual"

The libretto audition bieces for Bouncer, Cox and Box comprise the same two passages. Page numbers are from the Libretto printed at the front of the Savoy Edition of the vocal score:

Page iv
Dialogue for Bouncer and Box from "He's gone at last!" to "How sleepy I am, to be sure!"
Cox's monologue after his song from "I bought a mutton chop" to "Now then, for my things".
Pages v-vi
Dialogue for Box, Cox and Bouncer (after the Trio), from Box: "Instantly remove that hatter!" to Box "Then dabble away".