The song "I'm Called a Little Buttercup" is from the comic opera H.M.S. Penafor by composers Gilbert & Sullivan. This show had over 570 West End runs, and was the second longest running production of the times.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.M.S._Pinafore#Songs_and_musical_analysis
"...the parlors and halls are festooned with smilax. "
festooned -"a conventional arrangement of flowers, foliage or fruit bound together and suspended by ribbons, either from a decorated knot, or held in the mouths of lions, or suspended across the back of bulls heads. The motif is sometimes known as a swag when depicting fabric or linen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swag_(motif)
Smilax is a type of plant with over 300 different species. It originally got it's name from the Greek myth of Krokus and the nymph Smilax. Though this myth has numerous forms, it always centers around the unfulfilled and tragic love of a mortal man who is turned into a flower, and a woodland nymph who is transformed into a brambly vine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smilax
Pooka, or Púca, is a creature of Celtic folklore, predominately in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. The Pooka is a shape-shifting fairy that can take the form of a dog, horse, rabbit, goblin, goat, or in this case a rabbit, and is most commonly seen as having black fur and golden eyes. The Pooka has the power of speech and often advises or leads humans away from harm. OTHER CULTURES VIEW THE POOKA WITH RESPECT AS OPPOSED TO FEAR.
She's in the hydro tub now--
Submersive hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy which involves submerging all or part of the body in water can involve several types of equipment:
Full body immersion tanks (a "Hubbard tank" is a large size)
Arm, hip, and leg whirlpool
Whirling water movement, provided by mechanical pumps, has been used in water tanks since at least the 1940s. Similar technologies have been marketed for recreational use under the terms "hot tub" or "spa".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrotherapy#Effects_of_modern_medicine
The office in the main building of Chumley's Rest - a sanitarium for mental patients.
Not necessarily what you see in One Flew Over...but a sanitarium is a place for people to be brought back to mental or physical wellness. Patients could do hydrotherapy, have diets planned, enema's placed, etc... Different sanitariums had different levels of severity, but they were very commonly used by businessmen and the wealthy as a get away. However, it is still a hospital where doctors practice medicine.
http://scican3.scican.net/history2/sanitariums/national.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Creek_Sanitarium
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