Cassandre is supposed to fight a duel with a sergeant, but he decides to pay Guignol to go in his place. The sergeant, meanwhile, has lost the card Cassandre gave him, so he cannot remember the location of the duel or the name of his opponent. Guignol then goes to see him and challenges him to a duel. During the confrontation, Guignol pretends to be killed. But when the sergeant returns to the room, Guignol jumps out and stabs him in the back. A fight breaks out, interrupted by two 'gendarmes' (policemen). Guignol then accuses the sergeant of trying to kill him and the latter is arrested.

Glove-puppet

Not specified

Josserand père Louis

France

Lyon

Manuscript

Duel

Neighbourhood

Money

Father-daughter relationship

Theatre

Gallantries

Lesson

Cunning

Deception

Fighting

Police (French gendarmerie)

Jail

Comical

French

Le Duel

Guignol

Sergeant

Father

Constable

Monologue

Comedy of language

Brawl

Duel scene

Situation comedy

Fake death

Final song

Music

Le Duel du soldat

he Soldier's Duel

Tired of always being surrounded by unwelcome suitors, Pimpernelle organises a fake game of blind man’s buff with Lydia. Blindfolded, Pimpernelle will have to guess who is the man kissing her: the first one to be recognised will be the lucky man. Worried about the unpredictable outcome of the game, Estragon, Pimpernelle’s lover, is immediately reassured: at Lydia’s signal, Pimpernelle will know when it is Estragon's turn to kiss her. It is arranged that the game will start the same evening in a garden. As planned, Estragon is recognised and their love is revealed. At nightfall, the statues of a nymph and of a faun come to life, express their mutual desire, and then lament the rising of the sun. At dawn, the nuptial ceremony begins and the procession sets forth.

Shadow theatre

Bernus Alexander von

Germany

Munich

Printed

Fool’s game

Love

Lust

Jealousy

Garden

Secret

Lyrical

Fantasy

Rolf Erik von Hörschelmann, silhouettes and sets for the second scene of Estragon und Pimpernelle.