Cassandre wants to marry his daughter Colombine to the baker Pierrot, but she prefers Arlequin, his cousin, a wigmaker and the inventor of an anti-baldness cream. Cassandre is about to eat an egg from the bird Rock, but the bird steals his wig. He promises to give his daughter’s hand to anyone who will be able to bring the wig back to him. With the help of his godmother the Fée Carabosse (Wicked Fairy), Pierrot travels in the air, accompanied by Arlequin, who grabbed his leg. They arrive on an island where a crocodile almost eats Pierrot, and they embark on a small boat that breaks in half after an argument between them. On the Île des Bêtes (Island of the Beasts), the Lion is upset because it is losing its mane. Arlequin offers it the cream, but first, he tries it on Pierrot. The Lion is enthusiastic and decides to name it the Pommade du Lion (Cream of the Lion). Cassandre arrives, and when he witnesses Arlequin’s success, he gives him Colombine’s hand in marriage.

Rod and string marionette

Young audiences

Séraphin Pauline

France

Paris

Printed

Baldness

Fairy

Invention

Island

Travel in the air

Boat trip

Broom

Reward

Argument

Forced marriage

Animal

Comical

Fantasy

French

Cassandre

Arlecchino

Pierrot

Notary

Colombine

Wicked Fairy

Lion

Monkey

Parrot

Magpie

Bird Roc

Love rivalry

Fight with an animal

Apparition

Talking animal

La Perruque de Cassandre

Cassandre's wig

Séraphin wants to marry his daughter Colombine to Pierrot, but she prefers Arlequin, a wigmaker and the inventor of an anti-baldness cream. Séraphin is about to eat an egg from the bird Rock, but the bird steals his wig. He promises to give his daughter’s hand to anyone who will be able to bring the wig back to him. With the help of his godmother the Fée Carabosse (Wicked Fairy), Pierrot travels in the air, accompanied by Arlequin, who grabbed his leg. They arrive on an island where a crocodile almost eats Pierrot, and they embark on a small boat that breaks in half after an argument between them. On the Île des Bêtes (Island of the Beasts), the Lion is upset because it is losing its mane. Arlequin offers it the cream, but first, he tries it on Pierrot. The Lion is enthusiastic and decides to name it the Pommade du Lion (Cream of the Lion). Séraphin arrives, and when he witnesses Arlequin’s success, he gives him Colombine’s hand in marriage.

String marionette

All audiences

Choisy Laure

Switzerland

Geneva

Typed or electronic text with handwritten annotations

Marcelle Moynier, the director of the Théâtre des marionnettes de Genève, with the puppets of La Perruque de l'oncle Séraphin.