As Carlo Magno’s (Charlemagne) ambassador, Ruggero has gone to ask for the Pope’s help in the impeding war against the African king Agramante and other pagan kings. On the way home, Ruggero kills a snake in the woods. Then, in a port, he saves the princess Aladina as she was being abducted by a giant. At nightfall, Aladina and Ruggero ask for food and bed at Altaripa’s castle. At this moment (in this version), Ruggero is poisoned then killed by the traitor Pinamonte. The necromancer Malagigi hears about the death of Ruggero through demons. But Aladina manages to escape, goes to Carlo Magno’s court and relates this terrible act of treason. The paladins besiege Altaripa’s castle and Bradamante, Ruggero’s wife, kills Pinamonte.

Rod marionette

Armed rod marionette

Rod and string marionette

Not specified

Italy

Palermo

Typewriting

Treason

Poison

Murder

Revenge

Princess

Kidnapping

Epic

Fantasy

Italian

Choir

Pope

Soldier

Roger

Ruggero

Snake

Hermit

Giant

Traitor

Knight

Angel

Alcina

Magician (female)

Devil

Magician

Warrior

Charlemagne (King)

Ganelon

Renaud de Montauban

Orlando

Bradamante

Fight with an animal

Release of a prisoner

Sword fight

Night scene

Murder on stage

Ascent to heaven

Avventure di Ruggero dell'Aquila bianca

Adventures of Ruggero of the white Eagle

The wanderer Nabíh tells a child, Hassan, how the merchant Abdul found on a dead man’s body a bottle from which emerges a genie. This genie, in turn, tells the story of the dead man, a fallen king, father of Fatima, a princess who is said to have taken refuge among the desert dwellers because of the fratricidal war. The king's supporters are looking for Fatima to offer her the throne, and discover that she is Laïla, Hassan's mother. However, she renounces the throne to become the princess of the desert. Other stories are added to this main plot.

Shadow theatre

Rod puppet

String marionette

Young audiences

Sirera Rodolf

Spain

Valencia

Printed

Tale

Adventure

Vagrant

Genie

Theatre at school

East

Didactic

Catalan

Vagabond

Child

Merchant (man)

Commanding officer

Narrator

Address to the public

Theatre within the theatre

Apparition of a genie

Throws

Dance

Instrumental tune

La Princesa del desert

Princess of the Desert

Jean is worried. Night is coming and he has nowhere to sleep. Tchantchès goes looking for a place to stay the night and, to prevent Jean from getting scared of the dark, he leaves him a bottle of peket (juniper beandy). As soon as Tchantchès has left, Jean empties the bottle and falls asleep. He is awoken by the arrival of the Capitaine (Captain) who tells him that he is looking for a brave knight in order to save Princesse Isabella. Drunk, Jean accepts the challenge. The Capitaine tells him that he needs to perform three tasks. The first test is to prevail over the Chevalier Noir (Black Knight), the second one is to answer two questions asked by Lucifer, and the last one is to fight Death. Jean passes all the tests and frees the princess, who falls in love with her saviour. The King gives Jean a new name, Jean-Sans-Peur (Jean-The-Fearless), offers Jean his daugther’s hand in marriage, and invites him to the castle. Tchantchès comes back to tell Jean that he has found a place to stay for the night, but his master is gone. He learns what happened from the public.