DRAMATIS PERSONAE

ANNA PETROVNA NEZABUDKINA, widow of a man of modest means.
MARYA ANDREYEVNA, her daughter.
VLADIMIR VASILYEVICH MERICH } young men, acquaintances of
IVAN IVANOVICH MILASHIN } the Nezabudkins.
PLATON MARKOVICH DOBROTVORSKY, an old solicitor.
MAKSIM DOROFEICH BENEVOLENSKY, a civil servant.
ARINA YEGOROVNA KHORKOVA, a widow, of the petty bourgeoisie.
MIKHAYLO IVANOVICH KHORKOV, her son, a former student.
KARPOVNA, a matchmaker (for the merchant class), wearing a kerchief.
PANKRATYEVNA, a matchmaker (for the nobility), wearing a cap.
DARYA, the Nezabudkins' maid.
A BOY, servant to Dobrotvorsky.
A waiter and various people appearing in Act 5 to watch the wedding.