After a terrifying stormy night, Saint Anthony goes out of his cave and into the fresh air to find some peace. Beelzebub orders Hurliburli to take advantage of this hustle and bustle to try and make the pious hermit succumb to one of the seven deadly sins. Meanwhile, Hanswurst, a lost walker, exhausted and starving, seeks refuge in the cave. To his surprise, his complaints are heard and his desires are fulfilled by the devils of gluttony, sloth, and lust. But, as he passionately embraces the devil of lust, who took the appearance of a woman, Hurliburli appears and drags him to hell. Anthony, back in his cave, sees Hanswurst who angrily relates his misadventures and the mistake of which he was a victim. Anthony greets him and thanks God for having protected him from the temptation of the devil by putting a poor stranger in his stead… To reward his faith, an angel appears and crowns the saint with a halo.

Shadow theatre

Not specified

Bernus Alexander von

Germany

Munich

Printed

Capital sin

Piety

Hermit

Storm

Descent into hell

Comical

Religious

Pathetic

Rolf Erik von Hörschelmann, silhouettes and set for St. Anton oder der Heiligenschein.

German

Hanswurst

Beelzebub

Devil

Angel

Unmässigkeit-Trägheits-Geiz-Neid-Zorn-Hochmuts-Wollust-Teufel

Misunderstanding

Apparition

Metamorphosis

Metatheatre

Monologue

St. Anton oder der Heiligenschein

St Anthony or the halo