Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, (Conductor: Hamish MacCunn) |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Walter Raleigh | tenor | Robert Evett |
| The Earl of Essex | bass | Henry A. Lytton |
| Walter Wilkins, a player in Shakespeare's Company | baritone | Walter Passmore |
| Silas Simkins, another Player | baritone | Mark Kinghorne |
| Long Tom, Royal Forester | baritone | E. Torrence |
| Big Ben, Royal Forester | bass | R. Compton |
| The Queen's Fool | George Mudie, Jnr | |
| A butcher | bass | Powis Pinder |
| A baker | tenor | J. Boddy |
| A tinker | baritone | Rudolf Lewis |
| A tailor | tenor | Robert Rous |
| A lord | baritone | Charles Childerstone |
| A soldier | Lewis Campion | |
| First royal page | L. Emery | |
| Second royal page | Ela Q. May | |
| Bessie Throckmorton | soprano | Agnes Fraser |
| "Jill-All-Alone" | mezzo-soprano | Louie Pounds |
| Queen Elizabeth | contralto | Rosina Brandram |
| The May Queen | mezzo-soprano | Joan Keddie |
| Marjory | W. Hart Dyke | |
| Kate | contralto | Alice Coleman |
| Lady in waiting | Rose Rosslyn | |
| Chorus of lords, ladies, townsfolk, and soldiers | ||
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