Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by Google Books Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=9pUnAAAAMAAJ&printsec MAGDA A Play In Four Acts _By_ HERMANN SUDERMANN _Translated from the German by_ CHARLES EDWARD AMORY WINSLOW * * * Copyright, 1895, by Lamson, Wolffe and Company. Assignment of above Copyright to Emanuel Lederer, 13 West 42d Street, New York City, recorded in Assignment Book V. 21 Page 143, June 8,1899, Washington, D. C. * * * CAUTION.-Professionals and amateurs are hereby notified that this play is fully copyrighted under the existing laws of the United States Government, and nobody is allowed to do this play without first having obtained permission of Samuel French, 24 West 22d Street, New York City, U. S. A. _Copyright, 1895_, By Lamson, Wolffe, and Company. MAGDA CHARACTERS Lieutenant-Colonel Leopold Schwartz. Pastor Heffterdingt Dr. Von Kellner Max Major-General Von Klebs Prof. Beckmann Mrs. Schwartz, the stepmother Magda Schwartz \ > sisters Marie Schwartz / Franziska Mrs. General Von Klebs Mrs. Justice Ellrich Mrs. Schumann Theresa, the Schwartzs' maid * * * SYNOPSIS Scene--The Schwartzs' home. Act I.--Afternoon. Act II.--Evening of the same day. Act III.--The next morning. Act IV.--The same morning. Note. Herr Hermann Sudermann has achieved surprising success in passing from novel-writing to dramatic authorship. He has a style of the utmost distinction, and is well skilled in technique. His masterpiece, "Heimat," is absolutely original. No play has ever produced a more impressive effect upon German audiences. When it ceases to be performed, it will still hold a permanent and important place in the libraries of dramatic literature. Though a psychological study, there is no concentration of attention upon morbid conditions. All these have passed before the play begins. There is no passion for mere passion's sake. Its development proceeds from the energies of circumstances and character.