The Dynasts: An Epic-Drama of the War with Napoleon

  CHARACTERS

  I. PHANTOM INTELLIGENCES

    THE ANCIENT SPIRIT OF THE YEARS/CHORUS OF THE YEARS.

    THE SPIRIT OF THE PITIES/CHORUS OF THE PITIES.

    SPIRITS SINISTER AND IRONIC/CHORUSES OF SINISTER AND IRONIC SPIRITS.

    THE SPIRIT OF RUMOUR/CHORUS OF RUMOURS.

    THE SHADE OF THE EARTH.

    SPIRIT-MESSENGERS.

    RECORDING ANGELS.

  II. PERSONS [The names in lower case are mute figures.]

  MEN

    GEORGE THE THIRD.
    The Duke of Cumberland
    PITT.
    FOX.
    SHERIDAN.
    WINDHAM.
    WHITBREAD.
    TIERNEY.
    BATHURST AND FULLER.
    Lord Chancellor Eldon.
    EARL OF MALMESBURY.
    LORD MULGRAVE.
    ANOTHER CABINET MINISTER.
    Lord Grenville.
    Viscount Castlereagh.
    Viscount Sidmouth.
    ANOTHER NOBLE LORD.
    ROSE.
    Canning.
    Perceval.
    Grey.
    Speaker Abbot.
    TOMLINE, BISHOP OF LINCOLN.
    SIR WALTER FARQUHAR.
    Count Munster.
    Other Peers, Ministers, ex-Ministers, Members of Parliament,
       and Persons of Quality.

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    NELSON.
    COLLINGWOOD.
    HARDY.
    SECRETARY SCOTT.
    DR. BEATTY.
    DR. MAGRATH.
    DR. ALEXANDER SCOTT.
    BURKE, PURSER.
    Lieutenant Pasco.
    ANOTHER LIEUTENANT.
    POLLARD, A MIDSHIPMAN.
    Captain Adair.
    Lieutenants Ram and Whipple.
    Other English Naval Officers.
    Sergeant-Major Secker and Marines.
    Staff and other Officers of the English Army.
    A COMPANY OF SOLDIERS.
    Regiments of the English Army and Hanoverian.
    SAILORS AND BOATMEN.
    A MILITIAMAN.
    Naval Crews.

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    The Lord Mayor and Corporation of London.
    A GENTLEMAN OF FASHION.
    WILTSHIRE, A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN
    A HORSEMAN.
    TWO BEACON-WATCHERS.
    ENGLISH CITIZENS AND BURGESSES.
    COACH AND OTHER HIGHWAY PASSENGERS.
    MESSENGERS, SERVANTS, AND RUSTICS.

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    NAPOLÉON BONAPARTE.
    DARU, NAPOLÉON’S WAR SECRETARY.
    LAURISTON, AIDE-DE-CAMP.
    MONGE, A PHILOSOPHER.
    BERTHIER.
    MURAT, BROTHER-IN-LAW OF NAPOLÉON.
    SOULT.
    NEY.
    LANNES.
    Bernadotte.
    Marmont.
    Dupont.
    Oudinot.
    Davout.
    Vandamme.
    Other French Marshals.
    A SUB-OFFICER.

    VILLENEUVE, NAPOLÉON’S ADMIRAL.
    DECRÈS, MINISTER OF MARINE.
    FLAG-CAPTAIN MAGENDIE.
    LIEUTENANT DAUDIGNON.
    LIEUTENANT FOURNIER.
    Captain Lucas.
    OTHER FRENCH NAVAL OFFICERS AND PETTY OFFICERS.
    Seamen of the French and Spanish Navies.
    Regiments of the French Army.
    COURIERS.
    HERALDS.
    Aides, Officials, Pages, etc.
    ATTENDANTS.
    French Citizens.

    CARDINAL CAPRARA.
    Priests, Acolytes, and Choristers.
    Italian Doctors and Presidents of Institutions.
    Milanese Citizens.

    THE EMPEROR FRANCIS.
    THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND.
    Prince John of Lichtenstien.
    PRINCE SCHWARZENBERG.
    MACK, AUSTRIAN GENERAL.
    JELLACHICH.
    RIESC.
    WEIROTHER.
    ANOTHER AUSTRIAN GENERAL.
    TWO AUSTRIAN OFFICERS.

    The Emperor Alexander.
    PRINCE KUTÚZOF, RUSSIAN FIELD-MARSHAL.
    COUNT LANGERON.
    COUNT BUXHÖVDEN.
    COUNT MILORADOVICH.
    DOKHTÓROF.

    Giulay, Gottesheim, Klenau, and Prschebiszewsky.
    Regiments of the Austrian Army.
    Regiments of the Russian Army.

  WOMEN

    Queen Charlotte.
    English Princesses.
    Ladies of the English Court.
    LADY HESTER STANHOPE.
    A LADY.
    Lady Caroline Lamb, Mrs. Damer, and other English Ladies.

    THE EMPRESS JOSÉPHINE.
    Princesses and Ladies of Joséphine’s Court.
    Seven Milanese Young Ladies.

    City- and Towns-women.
    Country-women.
    A MILITIAMAN’S WIFE.
    A STREET-WOMAN.
    Ship-women.
    Servants.