In Paris, every Monday, the countess of Valtreuse welcomes her guests. The servants, Javotte, Lebrancho, and Baptiste, go on strike and demand a raise. Madame de Saint-Rémy takes advantage of a door left open, and visits the countess to offer her a money match for her daughter Marguerite, as well as the services of her servant to organize a reception in honor of the future groom. The same day, Balandard, a nobleman, and Parasol, Madame de Saint-Rémy’s servant, both arrive. The countess gets them mixed up, believes that Parasol is an aristocrat, and introduces him as her future son-in-law. Balandard gets caught up in this game and does the tasks of a servant. The solicitor arrives, and wants to sign the prenuptial contract between Marguerite and Parasol ; the latter unsuccessfully tries to clarify the whole situation. Madame de Saint Rémy arrives and the truth is revealed. The evening gets out of hand with the intervention of Baptiste and of the superintendent.

Glove-puppet

Not specified

Maurice Sand (Maurice Sand)

France

Nohant

Printed

Servant

Strike

Invitation

Marrying for money

Misunderstanding

Comical

Satirical

Farcical

Eugène Lambert, George Sand, Maurice Sand : puppet of Balandard.

French

Le Célibataire

Noble

Balandard

Domestic servant

Valet de chambre

Guests

Notary

Police Superintendant

Coachman

Member of parliament

Lord

Musician

Countess

Daughter

Police officer

Aria

Aside

Situation comedy

Comedy of language

Word warping

Change of social status

Monologue

Le Lundi de la comtesse

The Monday of the Countess

Thanks to a new type of telescope that brought the Moon at one metre, the astronomer Télescopos and his servant Babylas, the watchman of the Observatory of Monaco, made a breakthrough; they end up on the Moon and are unable to leave. They meet strange and fantastic people, either allegorical or taken from recent events. As the Moon is waning, the residents have less and less space and want to go back to Earth. Télescopos, Babylas’s master, builds a new telescope to accomplish that. The play ends with a cellist reciting verses as payment for the journey back to Earth.

Silhouette

Shadow theatre

Adults

Lemercier de Neuville Louis

Principality of Monaco

Monte Carlo

Invention

Telescope

Women's condition

Divorce

Gender equality

Government

Corruption

Social issue

Shelter

Colonialism

Moon

Parliament

Decadence

Astronomy

Psychological novel

Pantheon

Celebrity

Tourism

Fashion phenomenon

Fantasy

Revue fantaisiste en 3 actes

Astronomer

Writer

Savage

Guardian

Singer

Actress

Singer (female)

Cellist

Personification

Ballet

Caricature

Current affairs

As-tu vu la lune, mon gas ?

Have you seen the moon, mate?