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CUORUS: THALIA: We've journeyed far across this rolling Melpomene, it is your own lover Thespis. sphere, Here dust your shiny nose. The earth; we've felt the power and worth MELPOMENE: of folk In Grover's Corners known to many as OUR Ah, welcome Thespis my own beloved. What news bear you or mortals and their TOWN. wars? Tn such an humble place as this we found The LLl'geand strength of life and love and THESPIS: death. Dh, Melpomene, my dearest one, We wandered through the land of make The world is sad and full of tears and sighs; believe; We crossed the sea called Summer to last rall And the day of giving thanks. We put before The judging eyes of men a murder trial. Was Karen Andre guilty of the deed Which sent her lover plummeting to death? o Muses-c-our friends said NO. And then We .met the season of good cheer and hap. piness ; In silent forms of statues we cast OUf praise and admiration for this glad birth. We came upon three kingdoms then. 0 Muses, The juniors sallied forth to capture and combat Whatever obstacles and to prepare Themselves to act as next year's seniors . But what see we! A mortal comes ... NICH1' OF JANUARY 16 Attix, Barnes, Alelyunas. Snodgra ... Katz, Do:,ty, Beard. Fleagle, Whileford, A2bury, Hud"on, Brown, Reed, Maynard, Director M,ss E. Smlth. But even in their sadness and their plight NOT TOO MUCH They dare to laugh at other's woes and OIurley, Lamo,"au, Trump, Brown, Douty, Mi"" Smilh, Davenport, Crowson, Barnes, Att; •. theirs. I come to beg your servants go with me Upon the earth and help spread good cheer. MELPOMENE: Go chorus-leach the peoples of this earth That riches are vain-friends and life are all That count and will not pass away! CHORUS: Muses-we go [a run the course the full way through And tell the money-blinded inhabitants of earth YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU.