"THE PRINCE SEES THE THREE GREAT-AUNTS"
THE EMPEROR'S TEST
SCENE I
TIME: one spring; noon.
PLACE: an army camp on the banks of a large creek. A village is near by. To the south is a great forest.
| THE EMPEROR. |
| THE GENERAL. |
| THE CAPTAIN. |
| FIRST AIDE. |
| SECOND AIDE. |
| THE MAYOR'S WIFE AND SON. |
| THE RICH MERCHANT'S WIFE AND SON. |
| THE POOR WOODCUTTER'S WIFE AND HER SON, PIERRE. |
[An ante-room in the Emperor's tent is seen. Great curtains separate this room from the Emperor's room back. An AIDE waits in the ante-room. Enter the GENERAL from the Emperor's room.]
GENERAL (to the Aide). Have any yet come from the village? The Emperor would know.