Act 1 — SCENE II.
Ruth Helen Davis translation
The same. The GRAND CHAMBERLAIN
GRAND CHAMBERLAIN [Entering by a door at back]
An order from the Emperor! [All listen with bowed heads.] Let the members of the Privy Council, Ministers, and Dignitaries, robed in their costumes of state, meet in silence in the galleries near the throne-room, ready to enter when his Majesty strikes this gong three times. [He points to the large gong at the foot of the steps of the throne.] Let no one be here, and guards at all the doors!
[All bow and prepare to go out.]