Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast 27 October 1894 |
|---|---|---|
| The Prince Regent, disguised as Nils Egilsson, a strolling player | lyric baritone | Rutland Barrington |
| George Griffenfeld, Governor of Elsinore, a practical joker | comic baritone | George Grossmith |
| Erling Sykke, a young sculptor | tenor | Charles Kenningham |
| Dr. Tortenssen, a young physician | baritone | Augustus Cramer |
| Mats Munck, Syndic of Elsinore | comic baritone | John Le Hay |
| Harold, Corporal of the King's Hussars | bass | Arthur Playfair |
| A sentry | bass-baritone | George Temple |
| First officer | speaking role | Ernest Snow |
| Second officer | speaking role | Frank Morton |
| Christina, a ballad singer | soprano | Nancy McIntosh |
| Nanna, Griffenfeld's daughter | mezzo-soprano | Jessie Bond |
| Thora, Griffenfeld's daughter | soprano | Ellaline Terriss |
| Dame Hecla Cortlandt, a lady of property, engaged to Griffenfeld | contralto | Alice Barnett |
| Blanca, a vivandière | mezzo-soprano | Gertrude Aylward |
| Elsa, a peasant girl | speaking role | May Cross |
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