GAMBA, _a Fool_


OTTILIA, _Duchess and Regent of Adria_

LUCETTA, _a Lady-in-Waiting_

FULVIA, _a Lady of the Court_


_Courtiers, Priests, Choristers, Soldiers, Mariners,
Townsfolk, etc._

_The Scene is the Ducal Palace of Adria, in the N. Adriatic_

_The Date, 1571_




THE REGENT

SCENE.--_A terraced courtyard before the Ducal Palace.
Porch and entrance of Chapel, R. A semicircular
balcony, L., with balustrade and marble seats, and an
opening whence a flight of steps leads down to the
city. The city lies out of sight below the terrace;
from which, between its cypresses and statuary, is
seen a straight stretch of a canal; beyond the canal are