<p>Hans is drunk and comes upon the night watchman. He slaps him and beats him to take revenge for having arrested him earlier, when the curfew started. The watchman calls for help and a student arrives. But he also beats him with a cane, for the same reasons as Hans. At the end of the play, Grete comes fetch her husband to bring him home.</p>

Not specified

Müller Alphons

Germany

Frankfurt

Printed

Night

Curfew

Village

City

Municipality

Public order

Drunkenness

Farcical

<p>Front cover of the collection Sechs neue Lust-Spiele für das Porzinell-Theater</p>

German

Nächtliches Schauergemälde mit Mondscheinbeleuchtung in einem Akt

Night watchman

Student

Role reversal

Blow-with-a-stick

Sung scenes

Play in verse

Stichomythia

Hans und der betrunkene Nachtwächter

Hans and the drunk night watchman