Apparently conceived as a knockoff of Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, the story concerns several lovers in difficulty, and the fairy's love-potion replaced with the inept Doctor's love-powder. Albertus the Merchant is an obvious Pantalone variant.
Published in 1600, author unknown
Dramatis Personæ
ALBERTUS THE MERCHANT
ALPHONSO - Duke of Saxony, father to Alberdure
AMBASSADOR VANDERCLEEVE
CONSTANTINE - Duke of Brunswick
CORNELIA
DOCTOR DODDIE
DUCHESS KATHERINE - sister of Constantine, engaged to Alphonso
EARL CASSIMERE
EARL LASSINGBERGH
FLORES THE JEWELLER – father to Lucilia and Cornelia
HANS
HARDENBERGH
HOSCHERMAN
HYANTHE - daughter of Cassimere
ITE
LEANDER - son of Hardenbergh
LUCILIA
MOTTO
PRINCE ALBERDURE
RAPHE
A PEASANT
ENCHANTER
GUARD
MESSENGER
* STRO.
FAIRIES
OTHERS
* “Stro.” appears suddenly in the fifth act, speaks one line and is no more heard from. It is probably either an alternate name or a typo for one of the other characters.