Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast 7 May 1947 (Conductor: Otto Luening) |
|---|---|---|
| Susan B. Anthony | mezzo-soprano or dramatic soprano | Dorothy Dow |
| Anne | contralto | Belva Kibler |
| Gertrude S. | soprano | Hazel Gravell |
| Virgil T. | baritone | Robert Grooters |
| Daniel Webster | bass | Bertram Rowe |
| Andrew Johnson | tenor | |
| Thaddeus Stevens | tenor | Alfred Kunz |
| Jo the Loiterer | tenor | William Horne |
| Chris the Citizen | baritone | |
| Indiana Elliot | contralto | Ruth Krug |
| Angel More | soprano | Carolyn Blakeslee |
| Henrietta M. | soprano | Teresa Stich-Randall |
| Henry B. | bass-baritone | |
| Anthony Comstock | bass | |
| John Adams, presumably John Quincy Adams | tenor | Robert Sprecher |
| Constance Fletcher | mezzo-soprano | Alice Howland |
| Gloster Heming | baritone | |
| Isabel Wentworth | mezzo-soprano | |
| Anna Hope | contralto | Carlton Sunday |
| Lillian Russell | soprano | Nancy Reid |
| Jenny Reefer | mezzo-soprano | Dianna Herman |
| Ulysses S. Grant | bass-baritone | Everett Anderson |
| Herman Atlan | high baritone | |
| Donald Gallup | baritone | |
| A.A. and T.T., page boys or postillions | ||
| Negro Man and Negro Woman | ||
| Indiana Elliot’s Brother | bass-baritone |
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