<p>A Stranger discovers the body of a drowned young girl. Accompanied by an Old Man, he observes by a lighted window the quiet life of the family to which he has to tell the news to as as the procession carrying the drowned girl's body is getting closer.</p>

Not specified

Maeterlinck Maurice

Belgium

Ghent

France

Paris

Printed

Death

Drowning

Silence

Procession

Family

Pity

Spying on

Bad news

Dramatic

Tragic

French

Old man

Foreigner

Granddaugther

Peasant (man)

Crowd

Father

Mother

Daughter

Child

Offstage

Teichoscopy

Silent play

Intérieur

Interior

<p>The Devil Alfredo is in love with Colombine and wants to marry her, but he has cold hands. Arlequin is supposed to help him solve his problem. Before entering the puppet booth, the puppeteer informs the audience that, while tidying up his puppets, he found among them the puppet of a little rabbit, an abandoned orphan. So as not to leave it alone, he takes it with him on tour, placing it in a basket at the entrance to the puppet theatre, which is the devil's house. When the curtain opens, Colombina discovers the foundling: how will she hide it and protect it from the Devil? Meanwhile, the devil decides that to get rid of his cold hands, he must buy a pair of rabbit fur gloves.... Despite his attempts to harm Ginetto, the devil is ultimately defeated and transformed into an onion.</p>

Glove-puppet

All audiences

Brunello Gigio

Italy

Mogliano Veneto

Childhood

Devil

Protection

Tenderness

House

Rabbit

Orphan

Foundling

Comical

Humorous

Italian

Arlecchino

Harlequin

Colombina

Colombine

Metamorphosis

Comical regional accent

Talking animal

Avista

Surprise effect

Un trovatello a casa del diavolo

An orphan in the devil's house