THE

DEATH OF WALLENSTEIN.

A TRAGEDY IN FIVE ACTS.

DRAMATIS PERSONE.

WALLENSTEIN, Duke of Friedland, Generalissimo of the Imperial Forces in the Thirty Years' War.

DUCHESS OF FRIEDLAND, Wife of Wallenstein.
THEKLA, her Daughter, Princess of Friedland.
THE COUNTESS TERTSKY, Sister of the Duchess.
LADY NEUBrunn.

OCTAVIO PICCOLOMINI, Lieutenant-General.

MAX PICCOLOMINI, his Son, Colonel of a Regiment of Cuirassiers.

COUNT TERTSKY, the Commander of several Regiments, and Brother-in-Law of Wallenstein.

ILLO, Field-Marshal, Wallenstein's Confidant.

BUTLER, an Irishman, Commander of a Regiment of Dragoons. GORDON, Governor of Egra.

MAJOR GERALDIN.

CAPTAIN DEVEREUX.

CAPTAIN MACDONALD.

NEUMANN, Captain of Cavalry, Aide-de-Camp to Tertsky.

SWEDISH CAPTAIN.

SENI.

BURGOMASTER of Egra.

ANSPESSADE of the Cuirassiers.

GROOM OF THE CHAMBER,
A PAGE,

belonging to the Duke.

Cuirassiers, Dragoons, Servants.

THE DEATH OF WALLENSTEIN.

ACT I.

SCENE I-A Chamber in the House of the DUCHESS OF FRIEDLAND. COUNTESS TERTSKY, THEKLA, LADY NEUBRUNN. (The two latter sit at the same table at work.)

Coun. [watching them from the opposite side.]
So you have nothing, niece, to ask me?
Nothing?

I have been waiting for a word from you.
And could you then endure in all this time
Not once to speak his name?

[THEKLA remaining silent, the COUNTESS rises and ad

vances to her.

Why comes this?

Perhaps I am already grown superfluous,

And other ways exist, besides through me? Confess it to me, Thekla! have you seen him?

Thek. To-day and yesterday I have not seen

him.

Coun. And not heard from him either? Come be open!

Thek. No syllable.

Coun.

Thek. I am.

And still you are so calm?

Coun. May't please you, leave us, Lady Neu

brunn !

[Exit LADY NEUBRUNN.

Thek. Exactly at this time?
Coun.

SCENE II.-The COUNTESS, THEKLA.

Coun. It does not please me, Princess! that

he holds

Himself so still, exactly at this time.

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"Twere now the moment to declare himself.
Thek. If I'm to understand you, speak less
darkly.

Coun. 'Twas for that purpose that I bade her

leave us.

Thekla, you are no more a child. Your heart

Is now no more in nonage: for you love,
And boldness dwells with love-that you have

proved.

Your nature moulds itself upon your father's
More than your mother's spirit. Therefore may

you

Hear, what were too much for her fortitude.

Thek. Enough! no further preface, I entreat

you.

At once out with it! Be it what it may,