CHARACTERS.
CONSUL BERNICK.
MRS. BERNICK, his wife.
OLAF, their son, a boy of thirteen.
MISS BERNICK [MARTHA], the Consul's sister.
JOHAN TÖNNESEN, Mrs. Bernick's younger brother.
MISS HESSEL [LONA], her elder step-sister.
HILMAR TÖNNESEN, Mrs. Bernick's cousin.
DOCTOR RÖRLUND, a schoolmaster.
RUMMEL, VIGELAND, Merchants. SANDSTAD,
DINA DORF, a young girl living in the Consul's house.
KRAP, the Consul's chief clerk.
AUNE, a foreman shipbuilder.
MRS. RUMMEL.
MRS. POSTMASTER HOLT.
MRS. DOCTOR LYNGE.
MISS RUMMEL.
MISS HOLT.
Townspeople and others, foreign sailors, steamboat passengers, etc.
The action takes place in Consul Bernick's house, in a small Norwegian seaport.
Pronunciation of Names: Rörlund = Rörloond; Dina = Deena; Rummel = Roomel; Vigeland = Veeghëland; Aune = Ownë; Lynge = Lynghë. The modified "ö" is pronounced much as in German.
