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• PETER IGNÁTITCH. A well-to-do peasant, 42 years old, married for the second time, and sickly.
• ANÍSYA. His wife, 32 years old, fond of dress.
• AKOULÍNA. Peter's daughter by his first marriage, 16 years old, hard of hearing, mentally undeveloped.
• NAN (ANNA PETRÓVNA). His daughter by his second marriage, 10 years old
• NIKÍTA. Their laborer, 25 years old, fond of dress.
• AKÍM. Nikíta's father, 50 years old, a plain-looking, God-fearing peasant.
• MATRYÓNA. His wife and Nikíta's mother, 50 years old.
• MARÍNA An orphan girl, 22 years old.
• MARTHA. Peter's sister.
• MÍTRITCH An old laborer, ex-soldier.
• SIMON. Marína's husband.
• BRIDEGROOM. Engaged to Akoulína.
• IVÁN. His father.
• A NEIGHBOR.
• FIRST GIRL.
• SECOND GIRL.
• POLICE OFFICER.
• DRIVER.
• BEST MAN
• MATCHMAKER.
• VILLAGE ELDER.
• VISITORS, WOMEN, GIRLS, AND PEOPLE come to see the wedding

N.B.--The "oven" mentioned is the usual large, brick, Russian baking-oven. The top of it outside is flat, so that more than one person can lie on it.

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