Accompanied by his horseman Kasperl Larifari, prince Roseroth (Red-rose) is desperately looking for princess Lilienweiß. The fairy Liebinniglich appears in his dream and reveals that Lilienweiß (White Lily) was turned into a flower by the magician Negromanticus: it is a way for him to take revenge on the women who turned him down. With the help of the knight Hugo von Felseck–turned into a bear by the magician–Rosenroth fights and kills the dragon that was keeping the enchanted oak: a branch of this tree will allow Rosenroth to turn the flowers and animals back into humans. They all manage to enter Negromanticus’ garden, apart from Kasperl who is turned into a donkey. Rosenroth rescues the women that were turned into flowers, as well as Hugo von Felseck and of course Kasperl. The fairy Liebinniglich defeats the wizard once and for all, as he disappears amidst the flames.

String marionette

Young audiences

Pocci Franz von

Germany

Munich

Printed

Love

Hunger

Knighthood

Idealism

Flowers

Garden

Astronomy

Animals, Mythical

Tale

Fairy play

Fantasy

Burlesque

Title page of the play in the original edition of Pocci's comedies

German

Die bezauberte Lilie

Fairy

Prince

Kasperl

Knight

Magician

Bear

Dragon

Devil

Versified passages

Dream

Apparition

Song

Animated natural element

Lazzi

Talking animal

Fight with an animal

Address to the public

Sung scenes

Deus ex machina

Metamorphosis

Prinz Rosenroth und Prinzessin Lilienweiß

Prince Red-Rose and Princess White Lily

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

Strike

Invention

Telescope

Women's condition

Divorce

Gender equality

Government

Corruption

Social issue

Shelter

Colonialism

Moon

Parliament

Decadence

Psychological novel

Pantheon

Celebrity

Tourism

Fashion phenomenon

Satirical

Comical

French

Revue fantaisiste en 3 actes

Astronomer

Domestic servant

Writer

Member of parliament

Savage

Guardian

Singer

Actress

Singer (female)

Cellist

Personification

Ballet

Caricature

Aria

Current affairs

As-tu vu la lune, mon gas ?

Have you seen the moon, mate?

The comet Halifax 712 is approaching Earth. In the absence of the astronomer, Kasperl, his assistant, makes a journalist believe that a collision is imminent. Sensationalist press spreads panic. Kasperl denounces the selfishness of the Minister, who only thinks about himself. He also mocks people for stupidly believing in what the newspapers say, hires a telescope from a passer-by in order to get a closer look at the comet and suggests ridiculous measures (spraying water towards the comet, sending a spaceship). As the comet approaches, Kasperl disguises as a Capuchin monk and hears the confessions of the Minister as well as those of the journalist and of a salted meat master. When they want to bring their wealth in order to redeem themselves from their wrongdoings, they realize that the comet has drawn away, but Kasperl explains to them that their belongings and their superstition will be the subject of many other plays.

Prinz Rosenroth und Prinzessin Lilienweiß

As-tu vu la lune, mon gas ?

Revue fantaisiste en 3 actes

Der Komet

Ein Handpuppenspiel in 3 Akten