An incident in the First Act was suggested by George Eliot’s Novel “Silas Marner.”

CHARACTERS.

Sir Jasper Combe, a Royalist ColonelMr. Howe.
Dan’l DruceMr. Hermann Vezin.
Reuben Haines, a Royalist SergeantMr. Odell.
Geoffrey Wynyard, a Merchant SailorMr. Forbes Robertson.
MarpleMr. Braid.
Joe Ripley, a FishermanMr. Weathersby.
Sergeant}Of the Parliamentary{Mr. C. Allbrook.
Soldier}Army{Mr. Fielder.
DorothyMiss Marion Terry.

The First Act is supposed to take place shortly after the Battle of Worcester.

An interval of fourteen years between the First and Second Acts.

ACT I.

A RUINED HUT ON THE NORFOLK COAST.

ACT II.

DAN’L DRUCE’S FORGE.

ACT III.