NAAMAN: Captain of the Armies of Damascus.

RUAHMAH: A Captive Maid of Israel.

TSARPI: Wife to Naaman.

KHAMMA )
NUBTA ) Attendants of Tsarpi.

Soldiers, Servants, Citizens, etc., etc.

SCENE: _Damascus and the Mountains of Samaria._

TIME: _850 B. C._




ACT I

SCENE I

_Night, in the garden of NAAMAN at Damascus. At the left, on a
slightly raised terrace, the palace, with softly gleaming lights and
music coming from the open latticed windows. The garden is full of
oleanders, roses, pomegranates, abundance of crimson flowers; the air
is heavy with their fragrance: a fountain at the right is plashing
gently: behind it is an arbour covered with vines. Near the centre of
the garden stands a small, hideous image of the god Rimmon. Back of