Oh! I take a case like that wouldn’t If they offered me a fee so fat! She did not care which one was cured, And cats have don’t Their lives insured. I no I take a case like that. wouldn’t, couldn’t, ] (Dance.) (Dr. Pill sneaks off by the window at back as he ends the song.) (The music continues for about four bars and then breaks off in a loud chord as Flip bobs up out of the trunk R. He is made up as a boy burglar: dark lantern, half-mask, and blackjack.) flip. so said Fly Flip, the boy burglar, in a hoarse whisper. wonder “So far, good,” “I where they stow the swag.” (Gets out of trunk. He has rubber shoes on, which are too large form him and keep coming off. He turns light on Little Nemo. Business of prowling around and examining.) Hist! Not a sound! All is silent as the gr—r—rave! (He knocks over a table. Crash! Flip, alarmed, dives under the bed.) nemo. Is that Princess? (awakened, sits up sleepily) you, flip. Fear not, Nemo! I, the Princess! (looking from under bed, aside, falsetto) ’Tis nemo. Oooh! (yawns) (goes to sleep) (The cat enters. He has heard suspicious noise and pantomimes he will keep watch.) flip. coast is the child crook. (comes from under bed) “The clear,” hissed Blinky Bill, now to secure the (sneaks across stage, turns dark lantern “And forged papers.” Wow! on the cat) (Orchestral The cat tries to seize Flip. They dodge each other “hurry.” around the furniture. Flip takes a flying leap into the trunk, shutting the cover. The cat locks the trunk, goes quickly to the telephone, takes off the receiver. He telephones, meowing loudly. In the meowing, the word “police” is heard.) (The cat runs to the bed and shakes Nemo, meowing.)
Oh! I wouldn’t take a case like that If they offered me a fee so fat! She did not care which one was cured, And cats don’t have Their lives insured. I wouldn’t, no I couldn’t, take a case like that. (Dance.) ] (Dr. Pill sneaks off by the window at back as he ends the song.) (The music continues for about four bars and then breaks off in a loud chord as Flip bobs up out of the trunk R. He is made up as a boy burglar: dark lantern, half-mask, and blackjack.) flip. “So far, so good,” said Fly Flip, the boy burglar, in a hoarse whisper. “I wonder where they stow the swag.” (Gets out of trunk. He has rubber shoes on, which are too large form him and keep coming off. He turns light on Little Nemo. Business of prowling around and examining.) Hist! Not a sound! All is silent as the gr—r—rave! (He knocks over a table. Crash! Flip, alarmed, dives under the bed.) nemo. (awakened, sits up sleepily) Is that you, Princess? flip. (looking from under bed, aside, falsetto) Fear not, Nemo! ’Tis I, the Princess! nemo. (yawns) Oooh! (goes to sleep) (The cat enters. He has heard suspicious noise and pantomimes he will keep watch.) flip. (comes from under bed) “The coast is clear,” hissed Blinky Bill, the child crook. “And now to secure the forged papers.” (sneaks across stage, turns dark lantern on the cat) Wow! (Orchestral “hurry.” The cat tries to seize Flip. They dodge each other around the furniture. Flip takes a flying leap into the trunk, shutting the cover. The cat locks the trunk, goes quickly to the telephone, takes off the receiver. He telephones, meowing loudly. In the meowing, the word “police” is heard.) (The cat runs to the bed and shakes Nemo, meowing.)