Incarcerated for his debts, Casperl is freed from prison by a small child, Capricerl, who is the guide of Fortuna, the blind goddess. While being pursued, Casperl finds refuge with Klaus, a hermit who reveals himself to be the Devil. However, Fortuna bet against Bios, the genie of life, that her gifts could make someone happy: Casperl will be her guinea pig. She repels the Devil and makes Casperl win the lottery. But the newly rich man is tyrannical and angry to the point of becoming sick. He goes so far as to miss the simple and modest life he once had, and curses his fortune. The goddess understands her defeat and brings him back to his normal self. Casperl goes to the inn.

String marionette

Young audiences

Pocci Franz von

Germany

Munich

Printed

Despair

Thirst

Destiny

Debt

Slap

Happiness

Blindness

Widower

Hot air balloon

Jail

Philosophy

Grief

Breaking out

Latin Mythology

Bingo

Tavern

Marvelous

Burlesque

German

Kasperl im Schuldturm

Génie

Goddess of Fortune

Kasperl

Aubergiste

Vieillard

Hermit

Devil

Police officer

Verschiedene Erscheinungen und Verwandlungen

Apparition

Allegory

Monologue

Off-stage voices

Flying machine

Song

Devil's apparition

Versified passages

Pact with the devil

Word for another

Thunderbolt

Chorus

Story

Metatheatre

Metamorphosis

Transforming scenery

Address to the public

Das Glück ist blind

Luck is blind

While fishing in a lake despite the prohibition, Casperl catches a crawfish, which tells him its story: it is actually called Zimbimbimperl and was transformed into a crawfish by her father, the magician Crocodilus, after a violent argument with her mother, the Egyptian fairy Persea. Persea travels the world to find her daughter, when she meets Casperl who informs her of Zimbimbimperl's fate. The gods of Egypt return her daughter to her, but demand that she sacrifices Casperl to them in return. In the meantime, Crocodilus has been captured and sold in a menagerie. But he manages to escape and takes refuge in the lake, surprising the reunion of mother and daughter. He wants to devour them, but Casperl intervenes and knocks him out. Crocodilus is calmed by the blow to the head. He has barely reconciled with his family when the owner of the Löwenmajer menagerie comes to claim him for his circus. Casperl kills him and declares the sacrifice to the gods complete. The play ends with a grand finale and an apotheosis of 'Casperl the Wise'.

Rail transport

Inflation

Fishing

Waste

Chamber pot

Crayfish

Egypt

Mother

Lost child

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Menagerie

Magic

Crocodile

Forgiveness

Freemasonry

Oriental wisdom

Farce

Parodistic

Satirical

Oder der Verzauberte Krebs

Fée

Magician

Madame Kasperl

Miller

Tamer

Fish

Talking animal

Brawl

Parody of formal language

Instrumental tune

Board

Crocodilus und Persea

Crocodilus and Persea

Wandering in the forest, Kasperl finds refuge with a hermit, who wants to lead him to repent. The Devil plants a giant radish in Kasperl's path, a magical object that assures its owner that all his wishes will come true. Kasperl immediately orders six litres of beer from the radish, a dish of Leberknödel (liver dumplings) and cabbage, and a sofa to sleep off his drunkenness. The Devil then returns to damn him in the form of a prostitute who wants to lie down beside Kasperl; but he pushes her away violently, shouting that he is drunk and needs to sleep in peace. Then the sky opens up and angelic choirs sing him praises: Kasperl has triumphed over the devil and he receives a halo. Not knowing what to do with it, he leaves it with the hermit, who, in exchange, leads him out of the forest.

Glove-puppet

Not specified

Blümel Otto

Gaienhofen

Repentance

Ascesis

Radish

Knödel

Beer

Seduction

Temptation

Couch

Angel

Aureola

Dialect

Hermann Hesse

Der Teufel in Gestalt eines buhlerischen Weibs

Prostitute

Voix

Appearance

Apparition of an angel

Der Klausner

The hermit

Gretl complains about Casperl's absence, as he always comes home late and very drunk. When he finally arrives, she gets angry and wishes he would go to the Gold Star or the Silver Moon (these are the names of the taverns Casperl frequents) and never return. Her wish seems to come true when a small gold star appears to Casperl asleep and takes him against his will to the moon. At the end of an adventurous journey through different regions of the sky, Casperl is welcomed by the moon; but, exhausted, he falls asleep. When he wakes up, he is in his bed. Did his cosmic journey ever take place? No matter: Casperl resumes his tour of the taverns on behalf of the drinkers' association founded the day before and which has elected him inspector of drinking establishments.

Das Glück ist blind

Crocodilus und Persea

Oder der Verzauberte Krebs

Der Klausner

Casperls Mondfahrt

Ein Casperlerlebnis in 3 Aufzügen