Lady Tremaine Drizella? Drizella.
Lady Tremaine Get up. Quick, this instant. We haven't a moment to lose. [goes into Anastasia's room] Anastasia? Anastasia. Get up, Anastasia.
[yawning]
Huh? What for? Why?
Lady Tremaine Oh, everyone's talking about it. The whole kingdom. Oh, hurry now. He'll be here any minute.
Lady Tremaine The Grand Duke. He's been hunting all night.
Lady Tremaine For that girl. The one who lost her slipper at the ball last night. They say he's madly in love with her.
Lady Tremaine Oh, no, no, no. The Prince.
Oh please, you don't think that I would—
Lady Tremaine Hold your tongue! Now, it seems we have time on our hands.
But I was only trying to—
Lady Tremaine Silence! Time for vicious practical jokes. Perhaps we can put it to better use. Now let me see... There's the large carpet in the main hall; clean it! And the windows, upstairs and down; wash them! Oh yes, and the tapestries and the draperies—
Lady Tremaine Do them again! 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.
Lady Tremaine And, by royal command, every eligible maiden is to attend!
Why, that means I can go too!
Hah! Her, dancing with the Prince. [laughing]
[mocking Cinderella]
I'd be honored, Your Highness. [holds out her flute] Would you mind holding my broom? [both waltz in place, laughing derisively]
Well, why not? After all I'm still a member of the family, and it said, "by royal command, every eligible maiden is to attend."
Lady Tremaine Well, I see no reason why you can't go... if you get all your work done.
Lady Tremaine And, if you can find something suitable to wear.
I'm sure I can. Oh, thank you, Stepmother.
[she exits]
Mother! Do you realize what you just said?
Lady Tremaine Of course. I said, if.
[realizing]
Oh! If.
[they all laugh]
[as Anastasia tries on the glass slipper, which at first appears to fit]
There. I knew it was my slipper. Exactly my size. I always wear the same size. As soon as I saw it, I said...
[the Herald lifts up her foot, revealing that the shoe just barely covers one toe] [gasps]
Well, it-it may be a trifle snug today. You know how it is, dancing all night. I can't understand why.
[the Herald shrugs his shoulders, decides to roll up his sleeves, leaps onto her leg and starts to hammer the shoe on] [trying to make him come down]
It's always fit perfectly before. I don't think you're half trying. Mother, can you...
Lady Tremaine [hushing her daughter up because the Grand Duke is sleeping]
Shhh. Quiet, my dear. We mustn't disturb his Grace. [to the Herald] Young lady, are you sure you're trying it on the right foot?
Oh, it's the right foot, but it must have shrunk or something. A glass shoe isn't always reliable.
Oh, of all the stupid little idiots! I'll do it myself! Get away from me! [she stuns the Herald with another shoe and kicks him to make him go away] I'll make it fit! There!
Lady Tremaine [it appears that the slipper fits her]
It fits!
Lady Tremaine [eventually Drizella's foot turns out to be too large for the shoe, which makes a flight in the air. The Herald rushes to take it, and in the end, Grand Duke manages to save the footwear, sighing in relief]
Oh, Your Grace, I'm dreadfully sorry. It shan't happen again.
[noticeably exasperated while the Herald brushes him]
Precisely, madam.
You are the only ladies of the household, I hope— [catches himself] I—I presume.
Lady Tremaine There's no one else, your Grace.
Quite so. Good day, good day.
[He starts to leave, but Cinderella suddenly appears at the top of the stairs.]
Your Grace! Your Grace! Please, wait. May I try it on?
Lady Tremaine Oh. Pay no attention to her.
Lady Tremaine Yes, just an imaginative child!
Madame, my orders were every maiden!
And this too, Cinderella, my slippers. Now don't forget-
Cinderella, take my dress! Here, mend the buttonholes.
Press my skirt as well, and mind the ruffle. You're always-
Lady Tremaine And, Cinderella...
Lady Tremaine If you're through, and before you begin your regular chores, I have a few little things.
Very well. [leaves the room]
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!
You should talk. [throws them on the floor] These beads! [kicks them] I'm sick of looking at them! Trash!
I don't see why I can't have-
[The other girls leave the room]
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?
No, I don’t! I think she’s… Why, you little thief! They’re my beads! Give them here!
Oh, and look that’s my sash! Wearing my sash! She’s can’t!
H The Herald
His Grace will read a royal proclamation. [brings the proclamation]
[clearing throat]
All loyal subjects of His Majesty are hereby...notified by royal proclamation in regard to a certain... [yawning] glass slipper. [the Herald uncovers the slipper] It is upon this day decreed...
Well, I like that! It's my slipper!
No, no, no! Cinderelly's slipper! [starts to get out of the cup getting angry but restrained by Jaq who puts his cap on his muzzle to prevent him from continuing]
How can she- [as she and Anastasia tries to grab the slipper, but the Herald runs out of the way with the slipper]
Lady Tremaine Girls, girls! Your manners. A thousand pardons, Your Grace. Please continue.
Yes, quite so. [reading] It is upon this day decreed that a quest be instituted throughout the length and breadth of our domain...the sole and express purpose of the quest to be as follows... [Jaq gestures to Gus to show him Lady Tremaine’s pocket and whispers in his ear to tell him that the key is hidden there] that every single maiden in our beloved kingdom, without prearranged exception, shall try upon her foot this aforementioned slipper of glass. [Jaq and Gus get out of the cup and Gus steps on Jaq's tail when he climbs down from the cup] And should one be found upon whose foot said slipper shall properly fit...such maiden shall be acclaimed the object of this search and immediately forthwith shall be locked upon as the one and only true love of His Royal Highness, our beloved son and heir, the Noble Prince. [Gus helps Jaq go down inside Lady Tremaine's pocket] The Noble Prince will humbly and upon bended knee beg, request, or if need be, [Jaq starts to pull the key out of the pocket and Gus tries to grab it] implore the maiden, that they grant her hand in marriage. [but at that moment Lady Tremaine looks in the direction of Cinderella's room, where she is locked, and decides to check the key in her pocket, Gus signals to Jaq who is hiding at the back bringing the key with him] Well...whereupon, should the aforementioned-made look with favor upon his suit, but shall the happy couple pledge their troth...on... [Lady Tremaine's hand grabs the key and begins to lift it in her pocket, Jaq tries to climb up along the fabric to avoid it, but the key goes up faster and catches his muzzle as it passes, Jaq remains lifted by the tip of his nose not daring to move, and ends up slipping along the pocket with Lady Tremaine who drops the key which falls on his head, stunning him] and in just dues, upon the inevitable demise...of His Most Gracious and August Majesty, the King, succeed to the throne, there to rule all over the land...as Kingsland Queen of our beloved kingdom. [Lady Tremaine pats her pocket, inadvertently hitting Jaq with the key] [yawning] so be it. [falls asleep, but the Herald brings a chair just before he falls down]
Lady Tremaine You must be quite fatigued, Your Grace. May we offer you some tea? [starts pouring tea into the cup where Gus is hiding, and Gus starts sucking in his belly, lying on the bottom of the cup, to avoid being hit by a boiling drop of tea which starts pouring out of the teapot and comes down dangerously toward him]
What? Tea? [yawning] Thank you, madam, no.
[Lady Tremaine raises the teapot as the drop was about to fall on Gus]
