CHARACTERS.
- CHAMBERLAIN BRATSBERG,[1] owner of the 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 neighborhood 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."
[5]
Heire (pronounce Heirë)=Heron.
[6]
Married women and widows of the lower middle-class are
addressed as Madam in Norway.
