(Gussie goes through pantomime imploring Santa to be silent
Gus. Would your majesty be pleased to review the Amazons, the defenders of our realm?
O’Rourke. Oi don’t know what an Amazon is, but Oi’ll be glad to interview anything for a change.
Enter, Fairies and Holidays, and execute a fancy march.
During progress of march O’Rourke attempts to applaud and take part in, in all of which attempts he is prevented by Gussie, who explains in pantomime that it does not become a monarch to do anything of these things. At close of march, Amazons take positions on R. and L. of stage.
O’Rourke. Well now girruls, that’s foine. Oi think Oi’ll have yez on guard duty around the throne all the time. Oi’m afraid somebody’ll stale me, so Oi am. (to Gussie, who is talking to Kitty) Here sir, come away from that! Get me something to eat. Oi hanker for poy.
Gus. Your majesty shall have pie in one minute.
(talks to Kitty
O’Rourke. (astounded) In wan minute! Ye haythen. Oi am the King and when Oi want poy Oi want poy, and begorra Oi’m going to have it too.
O’Rourke starts toward C., Gussie takes him by the arm and leads him back to throne, and makes sign to Footman who exits, C.