loo LITERATURE AND DRAMA 



GRISELDA. 

 A STAGE PL&Y IN THREE ACTS. 1 



PERSONAGES OF THE DRAMA. 



WALTER, styled Marquis of Saluce, an absolute prince. 



TANCEED, son to tlie Marquis of Saluce, styled in the third Act Count Roland 



of Saluce. 



GlAN, a peasant, father to Griselda. 

 SERGEANT, a trusted soldier of the Marquis of Saluce. 

 JOHN, the Majordomo of the Palace. 



RICHARD ) 



GRISELDA, wife to the Marquis of Saluce, separated from her husband. 

 FILOMENE, daughter to the Marquis ; styled in the last Act the Countess Dora, 

 of Saluce. 



Lords, Ladies, Courtiers, Soldiers, and Servants. 



ACT I. A Cottage in the Abrazzi. 



ACT II. Scene I. A Chamber in the Palace of the Marquis of Saluce. 

 Scene II. A Bedchamber in the same Palace. 



ACT III. Banqueting Hall in the Palace of the Marquis of Saluce. 

 Time. That of Boccaccio's Story on the ^ame subject. 



ACT I. 



SCENE. Interior of GIAN'S Cottage. 



GIAN and GRISELDA discovered. 



Gian. You work too hard, Griselda. I have worked hard 

 all my life, and I can work hard still, because I have always 

 taken proper rest, food, and wine. Not too much, but enough. 

 Best is what you want most ; but a cup of wine would do you 

 good. 



1 Privately performed in Professor Jenkin's house at Edinburgh, January 

 1882. 



