THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY
ROBERT CECIL, LORD BURGHLEY
THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON
LORD WILLIAM HERBERT (afterwards Earl of Pembroke).
KINGSTON LACY, EARL OF LINCOLN, an Euphuist
SIR JOHN STANLEY
SIR WALTER RALEIGH
MASTER WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
“ FRANCIS BACON
“ BEN JONSON
“ FLETCHER
“ RICHARD BURBAGE
“ MARSTON
“ CHETTLE, the prototype of Falstaff.
“ DEKKER
“ WILLIE HUGHES
“ SELDEN
DR. HALL, Shakespeare’s son-in-law
MASTER FRY, the Host of the “Mitre”
QUEEN ELIZABETH
LADY RUTLAND, Sidney’s sister
LADY JANE WROTH
LADY CYNTHIA DARREL
LADY JOAN NEVIL
MISTRESS MARY FITTON, Shakespeare’s Love
“ VIOLET VERNON
“ QUINEY }
“ HALL, } Shakespeare’s daughters
COURTIERS AND SERVANTS