FRITZ BEERMANN, a wealthy landowner and banker. LENA BEERMANN, his wife. EFFIE BEERMANN, their daughter. KOMMERZIENRAT ADOLPH BOLLAND, capitalist and manufacturer CLARA BOLLAND, his wife. DR. HAUSER, an ex-judge. FRAU LUND, an old lady. HANS JACOB DOBLER, a poet. FRAULEIN KOCH-PINNEBERG, an artiste. PRIVATDOZENT DR. WASNER, a gymnasium professor. FREIHERR VON SIMBACH, the Police Commissioner of the Duchy. ASSESSOR OSCAR STROEBEL, a police official. MADAME NINON DE HAUTEVILLE, a lady of leisure. FREIHERR GENERAL BOTHO VON SCHMETTAU, also known as Zurnberg, A Gentleman-in-waiting and Adjutant to His Highness, the Duke. JOSEPH REISACHER, a clerk of the Police Department. BETTY, a maid at Beersmann's. Two man-servants and a policeman.
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