A Soldat (soldier) wakes Polichinelle up: everyone is waiting for him to launch an attack on Philippsbourg. Cannons fires frighten Polichinelle, but a Vivandière (women sutlers or canteen keepers) brings him some eau de vie to comfort him. Pierrot, who was mistaken for a spy, is interrogated by a Sergent (Sergeant): he threatens to have him hanged. As he is being led into a trench, the town surrenders. The play ends with a divertissement and a vaudeville.

Rod and string marionette

Not specified

Carolet Denis

France

Paris

Manuscript

Fear

Military life

Comical

Satirical

Manuscript of La Prise de Philisbourg, Bibliothèque nationale de France.

French

Polichinelle

Soldier

Vivandière

Canteen worker

Pierrot

Sergeant

Trumpet (military man/woman)

Aria

Dancing entertainment

Final song

Misunderstanding

Hanging scene

La Prise de Philisbourg

The Capture of Philisbourg