George Grossmith: # And so, although, I'm ready to go

# Yet recollect 'twere disrespect

Arthur Sullivan: Dolce! 
GG: # Did I neglect to thus effect

GG: # This aim direct. So I object. 
AS: Good.

Rutland Barrington: # And so, although, I wish to go. 
AS: Barty, temper your volume please.

RB: # And greatly pine to brightly shine

AS: Right, now! 
RB: # And take the line of a hero kind, with greedy foreign type I must decline.

Frederick Bovill: # And go and show both friend and foe

# How much you dare, I'm quite aware

# It's your affair, yet I declare I take your share but I don't -

AS: Bovill, that's very good, but I've gone to considerable pains to provide you with triplets.

FB: Triplets, Sir Arthur, yes. 
RB: And on his salary!

AS: Barty, please! 
RB: Apologies.

AS: Consequently, if you would be so kind as to trip.

FB: Of course, Sir Arthur. 
AS: One, Two, Three, Four.

FB: # And go and show both friend and foe how much you dare, I'm quite aware

# It's your affair yet I declare I take your share, but I don't much care.

AS: Now you see Bovill, very much better. 
FB: Thank you, Sir Arthur

GG: The new man's doing awfully well.

RB: Quite splendid. 
FB: Thank you gentlemen.

RB: Breathe, Bovill, breathe.

AS: And it's a piano, Barrington, piano piano. 
RB: I'll do my best.

GG: As many "p"s as you can muster, Rutland.

AS: Without landing us all in the soup.

One, two, three, four.

FB: # And go and show both friend and foe how much you dare, I'm quite aware

# It's your affair yet I declare I take your share but I don't much care.
AS: And go on!

(At the same time) RB: # I must / GG: # So I object! / FB: # I take your share, but I don't much care (repeats)

ALL: # To sit in solemn silence in a -

AS: Gentlemen, 'un poco piu vivo', hmm? Now before the double bar lines... one, two, three, four

And afterwards, (whispers) one, two, three, four. Clear? Very good. From here please. One, two, three, four.

ALL: # Care, I don't much care, I don't much care.

ALL: # To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock. 
AS: Good!

ALL: # In a pestilential prison with a life long lock.

# Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock 
AS: Concert!

ALL: # From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block

AS: More! 
ALL: # To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock

AS: Good. 
ALL: # A pestilential prison with a life long lock.

# Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock

# From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block

# A dull and dark dock, a life long lock, a short sharp shock, a big black block

# To sit in solemn silence in a pestilential prison and awaiting the sensation

# From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big.... black.... block!

GG: Bravo 
AS: Excellent. Louis, wo ist der Kaffee.

Louis: Your coffee is ready, Sir Arthur.

AS: Thank you. 
FB: My word. RB: First rate.

AS: Oh Rutty, do go through. 
RB: Thanks, old chap.