<p>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.</p>

Shadow theatre

Adults

Lemercier de Neuville Louis

Principality of Monaco

Monte Carlo

Printed

Strike

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

Satirical

Comical

Fantasy

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?