[9] The dramatic structure of the first part utilises a circular, palindromic form of the Medieval "station drama".

[11]This technique affects radically the way in which time operates in the drama, producing a static and episodic quality to the scenes.

[13] To Damascus received its première at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm on 19 November 1900, under the direction of Emil Grandinson.

[16] The director hoped to utilise magic lanterns projected onto gauze as a means of tackling the many scene-changes that the play required, though he was forced to abandon the idea in the face of technical difficulties.

[15] August Falck directed a production of Part 1 at the Intimate Theatre in Stockholm, which opened on 18 November 1910.

[19] Part 1 received its British première at the Westminster Theatre in London, in a production by the Stage Society that opened on 2 May 1937.