By Alexander Pushkin Rendered into English verse by Alfred Hayes
DRAMATIS PERSONAE*
PALACE OF THE KREMLIN (FEBRUARY 20th, A.D. 1598)
THE RED SQUARE THE PEOPLE - - 1ST PERSON. He is inexorable! He
THE VIRGIN'S FIELD THE NEW NUNNERY. The People. - - 1ST PERSON.
THE PALACE OF THE KREMLIN BORIS, PATRIARCH, Boyars - - BORIS.
NIGHT Cell in the Monastery of Chudov (A.D. 1603) #NAME? #NAME?
FENCE OF THE MONASTERY*
PALACE OF THE PATRIARCH PATRIARCH, ABBOT of the Chudov
PALACE OF THE TSAR Two Attendants - - 1ST ATTENDANT. Where is
TAVERN ON THE LITHUANIAN FRONTIER MISSAIL and VARLAAM,
MOSCOW. SHUISKY'S HOUSE SHUISKY. A number of Guests. Supper - -
PALACE OF THE TSAR The TSAREVICH is drawing a map. The
CRACOW. HOUSE OF VISHNEVETSKY The PRETENDER and a CATHOLIC
CASTLE OF THE GOVERNOR MNISHEK IN SAMBOR #NAME? #NAME? #NAME?
A SUITE OF LIGHTED ROOMS. VISHNEVETSKY, MNISHEK - - MNISHEK.
NIGHT THE GARDEN. THE FOUNTAIN - - PRETENDER. (Enters.) Here is
THE LITHUANIAN FRONTIER (OCTOBER 16TH, 1604)
THE COUNCIL OF THE TSAR The TSAR, the PATRIARCH and Boyars
A PLAIN NEAR NOVGOROD SEVERSK (DECEMBER 21st, 1604)
OPEN SPACE IN FRONT OF THE CATHEDRAL IN MOSCOW THE PEOPLE
SYEVSK The PRETENDER, surrounded by his supporters #NAME?
A FOREST PRETENDER and PUSHKIN
MOSCOW. PALACE OF THE TSAR BORIS. BASMANOV #NAME? - - We are
A TENT BASMANOV leads in PUSHKIN #NAME? #NAME? #NAME? #NAME?
PUBLIC SQUARE IN MOSCOW PUSHKIN enters, surrounded by the
THE KREMLIN. HOUSE OF BORIS A GUARD on the Staircase. FEODOR at
