Cinderella

The Chorus: Cinderella The Female Soloist: Though you're dressed in rags The Chorus: Cinderella The Narrator: Once upon a time in a faraway land, there was a tiny kingdom - peaceful, prosperous, and rich in romance and tradition. Here in a stately chateau, there lived a widowed gentleman and his little daughter, Cinderella. Although he was a kind and devoted father, and gave his beloved child every luxury and comfort, still he felt she needed a mother's care. And so he married again, choosing for his second wife a woman of good family with two daughters just Cinderella's age, by name Anastasia and Drizella. It was upon the untimely death of this good man, however, that the stepmother's true nature was revealed. Cold, cruel, and bitterly jealous of Cinderella's charm and beauty, she was grimly determined to forward the interests of her own two awkward daughters. Thus, as time went by, the chateau fell into disrepair, for the family fortunes were squandered upon the vain and selfish step

Cinderella (1950 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Cinderella: Oh please, you don't think that I would- Lady Tremaine: Hold your tongue! Now, it seems we have time on our hands. Cinderella: But I was only trying to help. Cinderella: But I just finished- Lady Tremaine: Do them again! [Cinderella silences herself and strengthens her glare] And don't forget the garden. Then scrub the terrace, sweep the halls and the stairs, clean the chimneys. And of course there's the mending and the sewing and the laundry... Oh yes, and one more thing. See that Lucifer gets his bath.

Cinderella (1950 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Jaq: Poor Cinderelly. Ev'ry time she find a minute, that's the time when they begin it. "Cinderelly! Cinderelly!" Drizella Tremaine and Anastasia Tremaine: [echoing offscreen] Cinderella! Jaq: [shut the door; singing] Cinderelly, Cinderelly.<br>Night and day it's Cinderelly.<br>Make the fire! Fix the breakfast!<br>Wash the dishes! Do the moppin'! The Female Mice: [singing] And the sweepin', and the dustin'<br>They always keep her hoppin'. Jaq: [singing] She go around in circles 'till she very, very dizzy<br>Still they holler... The Female Mice: [singing] Keep-a busy, Cinderelly! Jaq: Yeah. Keep-a busy.

Cinderella (1950 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Gus: [singing] I'll cut it with the scissors! Jaq: [singing] And I can do the sewing. The Female Mouse: [singing] Leave the sewing to the women.<br>You go get some trimmin'. Jaq and Gus: And we'll make a lovely dress for Cinderelly!

Cinderella (1950 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Anastasia Tremaine: And this too, Cinderella, my slippers. Now don't forget- Drizella Tremaine: Cinderella, take my dress! Here, mend the buttonholes. Anastasia Tremaine: Press my skirt as well, and mind the ruffle. You're always- Lady Tremaine: And, Cinderella... Cinderella: Yes? Lady Tremaine: If you're through, and before you begin your regular chores, I have a few little things. Cinderella: Very well. [leaves the room] Anastasia Tremaine: Mother, I don't see why everyone else seems to have such nice things to wear, and I always end up in these old rags. This sash! [throws it on the floor] Why, I wouldn't be seen dead in it! Drizella Tremaine: You should talk. [throws them on the floor] These beads! [kicks them] I'm sick of looking at them! Trash! Anastasia Tremaine: Oh, I hate- Drizella Tremaine: I don't see why I can't have-

Cinderella (1950 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Lady Tremaine: Girls, please! After all, we did it make a bargain. Didn’t we Cinderella? And I never go back on my word. Hmm. How very clever. These beads… they give it just the right touch. Don’t you think so, Drizella? Drizella Tremaine: No, I don’t! I think she’s… Why, you little thief! They’re my beads! Give them here! Cinderella: Oh, no! Anastasia Tremaine: Oh, and look that’s my sash! Wearing my sash! She’s can’t!

Cinderella (1950 film), CC BY-SA 4.0