Hörbuch: Gulzara; or The Persian Slave

“Gulzara, The Persian Slave” is a rare example of a script for a Victorian melodrama that was intended as a private theatrical – to be performed by a limited cast of amateurs in a home or school, not on a public stage. Rarer still, “Gulzara” was written by a female author to be performed by a cast of women. The only male character, Amurath, was a “breeches role,” played by a young girl. Thus this drama, set in a harem in Constantinople, in addition to spinning a yarn about the abduction of Sultan Suliman’s son, gives us an unusual peek at the lives of young women in the U.S. in the 1840’s and 50’s. - Summary by Kelly S. Taylor Cast List Amurath [Jasmin Salma](https://librivox.org/reader/12243) Zuleika [Kelly S. Taylor](https://librivox.org/reader/13852) Fatima [the story girl](https://librivox.org/reader/6319) Katinka [Larry Wilson](https://librivox.org/reader/8425) Gulzara [E. J. Lavery](https://librivox.org/reader/14755) Ayesha [TJ Burns](https://librivox.org/reader/11790) Stage Directions [Wayne Cooke](https://librivox.org/reader/12980)