CHARACTERS.
CHAMBERLAIN BRATSBERG,[1] owner of iron-works.
ERIK BRATSBERG, his son, a merchant.
THORA, his daughter.
SELMA, Erik's wife.
DOCTOR FIELDBO, physician at the Chamberlain's works.
STENSGÅRD,[2] a lawyer.
MONS MONSEN, of Stonelee.[3]
BASTIAN MONSEN, his son.
RAGNA, his daughter.
HELLE,[4] student of theology, tutor at Stonelee.
RINGDAL, manager of the iron-works.
ANDERS LUNDESTAD, landowner.
DANIEL HEIRE.[5]
MADAM[6] RUNDHOLMEN, widow of a storekeeper and publican.
ASLAKSEN, a printer.
A MAID-SERVANT AT THE CHAMBERLAIN'S.
A WAITER.
A WAITRESS AT MADAM RUNDHOLMEN'S.
Townspeople, Guests at the Chamberlain's, etc. etc.
The action takes place in the neighbourhood of the
iron-works, not far from a market town in
Southern Norway.
1 "Chamberlain" (Kammerherre) is a title conferred by the King of Norway upon men of wealth and position. Hereditary nobility was abolished in 1821.
2 Pronounce Staynsgore.
3 In the original "Storli."
4 Pronounce Hellë.
5 Heire (pronounce Heirë) = Heron.
6 Married women and widows of the lower middle-class are addressed as Madam in Norway.
