The maître d’hôtel Rapinet (Polichenelle) offers to take Madame Flanchet and her daughter Margot, whom he wants to marry, to the fair. But Rudepogne reminds them that Margot is promised to his nephew Jacquot. He sends Jacquot, who threatens Rapinet and quarrels with Margot. Since it is already too late to go to the fair, Rapinet asks two Savoyards to perform curiosité shows for them. At the end of the play, the characters dance with “small Savoyard women”.

Rod and string marionette

Not specified

Carolet Denis

France

Paris

Printed

Curiosity

Lantern

Fairground Theatre

Rivalry in love

Unfaithfulness

Comical

L'Assemblée des poissardes, Soleinne collection, BnF

French

Polichinelle maître d'hôtel

Merchant (woman)

Polichinelle

Savoyard

Savoyard (woman)

Ballet

Argument

Comedy of language

Metadiscourse on puppet theatre

L'Assemblée des poissardes

The Meeting of the fishwives