PERSONS OF THE PLAY
FRITZ BEERMANN, a wealthy landowner and banker.
LENA BEERMANN, his wife.
EFFIE BEERMANN, their daughter.
KOMMERZIENRAT ADOLPH BOLLAND, capitalist and manufacturer
CLARA BOLLAND, his wife.
DR. HAUSER, an ex-judge.
FRAU LUND, an old lady.
HANS JACOB DOBLER, a poet.
FRAULEIN KOCH-PINNEBERG, an artiste.
PRIVATDOZENT DR. WASNER, a gymnasium professor.
FREIHERR VON SIMBACH, the Police Commissioner of the Duchy.
ASSESSOR OSCAR STROEBEL, a police official.
MADAME NINON DE HAUTEVILLE, a lady of leisure.
FREIHERR GENERAL BOTHO VON SCHMETTAU, also known as Zurnberg,
A Gentleman-in-waiting and Adjutant to His Highness, the
Duke.
JOSEPH REISACHER, a clerk of the Police Department.
BETTY, a maid at Beersmann's.
Two man-servants and a policeman.