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PETR VOK ROZMBERK[1]

AN HISTORICAL DRAMA IN FIVE ACTS

By Frantisek Adolf Šubert

Translated from the Bohemian by Beatrice M. Měkota

CAST

Petr Vok Rozmberk, the master at Třebon
Václav Kinský from Vchynic, the highest Bohemian gamewarden
Hannewaldt, secretary to King Rudolf II
Polyxena Hannewaldova
Zuzanka, a mistress of Rozmberk
Bilent, the alchemist at the castle at Třebon
Ctibor z Ujezda, a noble at the court of Rozmberk
Oldřich, an attendant
Anna Mistresses of Rozmberk
Eliška
Lenka
Lukan, chief of the military people and keeper of the town tower
Matouš Lhotka, the castle priest
The court of Rozmberk, Pages, Servants and Guards
Place: The castle at Třebon
Time: 1608

ACT I

A salon in the palace at Třebon, from which extends a long balcony. In the salon, the alchemist Bilent a hunchback, is talking with Hannewaldt, while the attendants, Ctibor and Ujezda, are entertaining Polyxena Hannewaldt. Bilent, in the midst of his talk, moves about, gesticulating expressively.

  1. Copyright 1920 by THE POET LORE COMPANY

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