It is at this moment of the reign of Kwang-Su that our play takes place. The Emperor himself is the hero, and Kan-You-Wey figures in it under the name of Fount-in-the-Forest.

Judith Gautier and Pierre Loti.

Act I [First Tableau.
The Gardens of the Palace at Nang-King.]
[Second Tableau.
The Throne Room of the Palace at Nang-King.]
Act II [The Pavilion of the Empress.]
Act III [Interior of the Imperial Citadel at Nang-King.]
Act IV [First Tableau.
The Place of Execution at the Base of the Ramparts, Pekin.]
[Second Tableau
The Grand Throne Room in the Palace at Pekin.]

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
THE EMPEROR OF PEKING, a Tartar of the Tsing (Pure) Dynasty (aged 30)
FOUNT-IN-THE-FOREST, Councillor to the Tartar Emperor
ARROW-BEARER }
FAITHFUL PRINCE } Chinese dignitaries of the Court of Nanking
WINGED PRINCE }
THE SON OF SPRINGTIME, the little Chinese Emperor at Nanking
(aged seven or eight)
VEILED-LIGHT, the Empress's Councillor
CHIEF ASTROLOGER
A TARTAR GENERAL
POPLAR, A HIGH MANDARIN
ROCK }
FIR-SAPLING } Gardeners at the Nanking Palace
HUMPBACK }
STRONG-ARM }
TWO TARTAR SPIES
TWO TARTAR EXECUTIONERS
AN EUNUCH
THE DAUGHTER OF HEAVEN, Chinese Empress of the Ming (Bright) Dynasty
(aged twenty-four or twenty-five)
GOLDEN LOTUS }
CINNAMON } Ladies-in-waiting to the
TRANQUIL BEAUTY } Empress
PEARL }
GOVERNESS OF THE PALACE AT NANKING
GOVERNESS OF THE PALACE AT PEKING STREET
VENDORS OF SWEETMEATS AND FLOWERS AT PEKING
HIGH MANDARINS, COMMON PEOPLE, CHINESE AND TARTAR SOLDIERS
Time: China at the Present Day

ACT I

[First Tableau]