Mahogany Hall
"Fallen London's MOST POPULAR MUSIC-HALL presents a NEW EXTRAVAGANZA of ENTERTAINMENT each and every night!"
Mahogany Hall is London's most popular and prestigious theater. It really does put on a different kind of show each day, as advertised: light entertainment on Monday, circus performers on Tuesday, comedy and variety on Wednesday, opera and ballet on Thursday, singers on Friday, magicians on Saturday, and the Kashmiri Princess - Mahogany Hall's star - on Sunday. And the performers are engaged in all sorts of intrigue. They say the magicians are in a civil war...
A Popular Song
There is a certain dreadfully catchy song in London, that spreads like wildfire. Numerous variations of it exist, and can be heard at Mahogany Hall and a few other places. Most of them are nonsense verses, but some connect to the Wars of Illusion or simply comment on something that happened during the latest show.
Unfortunately, the song has a tendency to stick in one's mind. More unfortunately, it has a tendency to explode certain animals and leave behind an awful mess.[1]
"Half a pound of tuppenny 'shrooms, a copper's got the measles…"[2]
"Every night when I get home, t'here's L.B.s on the ceiling, grab the broom and knock them off..."[3]
"Half a pound of puffball tea, a penny's worth of needles..."[4]
"Round and round Mahogany Hall, where all the bread has weevils..."[5]
"The secrets in Mahogany Hall are not all for the reaping..."[6]
"Up and down the Ladybones Road..."[7]
"Under all the chapel eaves, all the roofs and steeples..."[8]
"In and out the mirror-shine, the conjurers are sleeping..."[9]
"Half a knot and half a loop, Peppercorn's left reeling…"[10]
"A lady at Mahogany Hall, a lady of the theatre..."[11]
"Half a jar of tuppeny grog, over zee and under..."[12]
"On St Fiacre's steeple, that's the way the Masters fly..."[13]
"A penny's worth of beetles, mix them up and swallow them down..."[13]
"In and out the markets of Spite, up St Dunstan's steeple, that's the way the Boatman rows..."[14]
"Half a pound of monkey nuts, a penny's worth of scheming…"[15]
"Up and down the Labyrinth coils, where's the Tiger Keeper?"[16]
"Up and round the knight makes his hop, The little pawn goes forward, The queen cuts through and cuts out his heart—"[17]
"Half a pound of Rubbery Lumps, a pennyworth of beetles, give the spoil to Mr Wines..."[18]
"All around the Labyrinth coils, in and out New Newgate, take a bat from Mr Veils..."[19]
"...pop goes the weasel!"
References
- ↑ Ask her to sing Pop Goes The Weasel, Fallen London
- ↑ 'Obtain' licenses from the Ministry of Public Decency, Fallen London
- ↑ Ask for help, Fallen London
- ↑ Bribe an orchestra to play for your show, Fallen London
- ↑ Climb up to the window, Fallen London
- ↑ Compare Peppercorn's illusion to yours, Fallen London
- ↑ Don't be greedy, Fallen London
- ↑ Help the costume department, Fallen London
- ↑ Help the prop-urchin, Fallen London
- ↑ Help tie the knots, Fallen London
- ↑ Join the choir, Fallen London
- ↑ Listen to her sing, Fallen London
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Sing your own version of 'Pop Goes The Weasel', Fallen London
- ↑ Steal ideas from other theatres, Fallen London
- ↑ Steal Peppercorn's ideas, Fallen London
- ↑ Watch from the wings, Fallen London
- ↑ Hum at your opponent, Fallen London
- ↑ A most vexing melody, Fallen London
- ↑ A danger to your weasels, Fallen London
