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 CHARACTERS.

WERLE, a merchant, manufacturer, etc. GREGERS WERLE, his son. OLD EKDAL. HIALMAR EKDAL, his son, a photographer. GINA EKDAL, Hialmar's wife. HEDVIG, their daughter, a girl of fourteen. MRS. SÖRBY, Werle's housekeeper. RELLING, a doctor. MOLVIK, ex-student of theology. GRABERG, Werle's bookkeeper. PETTERSEN, Werle's servant. JENSEN, a hired waiter. A FLABBY GENTLEMAN. A THIN-HAIRED GENTLEMAN. A SHORT-SIGHTED GENTLEMAN. Six other gentlemen, guests at Werle's dinner-party. Several hired waiters.

The first act passes in Werle's house, the remaining acts at Hialmar Ekdal's.

Pronunciation of Names: Gregers Werle = Grayghers Verlë; Hialmar Ekdal = Yalmar Aykdal; Gina = Gheena; Graberg = Graberg; Jensen = Yensen.