First performed at the Manhattan Theater, New York, on December 31st. 1900.
THE BURGOMASTER
List of Characters
Main Characters in the Prologue
| PETER STUYVESANT | Burgomaster of New Amsterdam |
| DOODLE VON KULL | his Secretary |
| COLONEL KRAAL | Commandant of the Burgher forces |
| CAPTAIN SPUYTEN | of the Dutch ship "Blitzen" |
| BLUEFEATHER | Chief of the Tammany tribe |
| KATRINA VANDERBECK | Doodle's sweetheart |
| LIEUT. SWEETSER | of the Dutch Cadets |
Main Characters in First Act.
| PETER STUYVESANT | after his nap |
| DOODLE VON KULL | who has also overslept |
| E. BOOTH TALKINGTON | an actor in hard luck |
| "THE HARLEM SPIDER" | a professional pugilist |
| OFFICER CLANCY | of the Broadway Squad |
| FOREMAN | of the Street Gang |
| GROGAN | a street laborer |
| WILLIE VON ASTORBILT | "A Midnight Son" |
| RUTH | the girl from Chicago |
| DAISY | a Roof Garden Favorite |
Main Characters in Second Act.
| PETER STUYVESANT | who is "Seeing the Elephant" |
| DOODLE VON KULL | |
| E. BOOTH TALKINGTON | of the International Dime Museum |
| WILLIE VON ASTORBILT | the Burgomaster's pilot |
| RUTH | The Summer Girl |
| DAISY |
Synopsis of Scenes
| PROLOGUE | - The Town Square of New Amsterdam, now New York, in 1660. | |
| ACT I | - Broadway and Madison Square, New York. Today (i.e. 1900). | |
| ACT II | Scene 1 | - The Seashore. |
| Scene 2 | - Street Scene in New York. | |
| Scene 3 | - The French Ball in Madison Square Garden. | |
| Scene 4 | - Street Scene in Chicago. | |
| Scene 5 | - The Illuminated Court of Honor at the World's Fair. |
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