
| Age | |
| Cyrille van Belle, Burgomaster of Stilemonde | 60 |
| Isabelle, his daughter | 25 |
| Floris, his son | 14 |
| Major Baron von Rochow | 45 |
| Lieutenant Otto Hilmer, the Burgomaster’s son-in-law | 30 |
| Lieutenant Karl von Schaunberg | 28 |
| The Municipal Secretary | 30 |
| Claus, the Burgomaster’s head-gardener | 62 |
| Jean Gilson | 30 |
| The Burgomaster’s Footman | |
| A German Sergeant | |
| A German Soldier |
The Scene is laid at the end of August,1914, at Stilemonde, a small town in BelgianFlanders.
The first Act begins at 10 A.M.and ends at 12 noon; the second begins at 2P.M. and ends at 4 P.M.; the third beginsat 5:30 P.M. and ends at 7 P.M. on thesame day.