Act One

Scene One A Canteen Keeper’s Tent with a booth selling small wares standing before it. Soldiers wearing all colors and insignia throng the scene; all the tables are full. Croats and Uhlans cook over a charcoal fire; the Canteen Keeper pours wine; Camp Children roll dice on a drumhead; singing in the Tent. A Peasant and his Son. PEASANT BOY. Father, this will come to a rough end,Let’s stay clear of these tough men.That’s no company for you;They could harm us through and through.PEASANT. Pooh! .