Chapter 1Persons of the Drama

HAROUN ALRASHEED, Caliph. JAAFAR, his Vizier. SHAIKH IBRAHIM, Superintendent of the Caliph’s Gardens. MESROUR, Haroun’s friend and companion. MOHAMAD BIN SULYMAN ALZAYNI, Haroun’s cousin, King of Bassora. ALFAZZAL IBN SAWY, his Chief Vizier. NUREDDENE, son of Alfazzal. ALMUENE BIN KHAKAN, second Vizier of Bassora. FAREED, his son. SALAR, confidant of Alzayni. MURAD, a Turk, Captain of Police in Bassora. AJEBE, nephew of Almuene. SUNJAR, a Chamberlain of the Palace in Bassora. AZIZ ABDULLAH H Merchants of Bassora. MUAZZIM, a broker. AZEEM, steward of Alfazzal. HARKOOS, an Ethiopian eunuch in Ibn Sawy’s household. KAREEM, a fisherman of Bagdad. SLAVES, SOLDIERS, EXECUTIONERS, ETC. AMEENA, wife of Alfazzal Ibn Sawy. DOONYA, his niece. ANICE-ALJALICE, a Persian slavegirl. KHATOON, wife of Almuene, sister of Ameena. BALKIS MYMOONA H sisters, slavegirls of Ajebe. SLAVEGIRLS.