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JOHN THE BAPTIST
JOHN THE BAPTIST
A PLAY
BY HERMANN SUDERMANN
TRANSLATED BY
BEATRICE MARSHALL
LONDON
JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD VIGO STREET W.
NEW YORK JOHN LANE COMPANY MCMIX
WILLIAM BRENDON AND SON, LTD., PRINTERS, PLYMOUTH
| PERSONS IN THE PLAY | ||
|---|---|---|
| Herod Antipas. | Tetrarch of Galilee. | |
| Herodias. | ||
| Salome. | Her daughter. | |
| Vitellius. | Legate of Syria. | |
| Marcellus. | His companion. | |
| Merokles, the rhetorician | } | At the Court of Herod. |
| Gabalos, the Syrian. | ||
| Jabad, the Levite. | ||
| John. | Called "The Baptist." | |
| Josaphat. | } | His disciples. |
| Matthias. | ||
| Amarja. | ||
| Manassa. | ||
| Jael. | Josaphat's wife. | |
| Their two Children. | ||
| Hadidja. | Maid in the Palace. | |
| Miriam. | } | Playfellows of Salome. |
| Abi. | ||
| Maecha. | ||
| Mesulemeth. | A beggar-woman. | |
| Amasai. | } | Pharisees. |
| Jorab. | ||
| Eliakim. | } | Citizens of Jerusalem. |
| Pasur. | ||
| Hachmoni. | ||
| Simon. The Galilean. | ||
| First Galilean. | ||
| Second Galilean. | ||
| A Paralytic. | ||
| First Priest. | ||
| Second Priest. | ||
| A Citizen of Jerusalem. | ||
| The Commander of the Roman Soldiers. | ||
| First | } | Roman Soldier. |
| Second | ||
| Third | ||
| The Captain of the Palace Guard. | ||
| The Gaoler. | ||
| Men and Women from Jerusalem, Pilgrims, Roman Legionaries, Men andMaidservants in the Palace. | ||
Time of Action. The Year 29 after Christ.
Scene of Action. During the Prelude a rocky wilderness near Jerusalem.
In the First, Second, and Third Acts. Jerusalem.