This play is credited to Johann Georg Greißelbrecht. 24 copies were printed by August von Below. The text appears to be a faithful reproduction of the puppeteer’s manuscript and does not correct the unstable spelling of the original document. Below’s print was used a source by the first compilers and publishers of Faust puppet plays, including Karl Simrock and Johann Scheible. This version is noticeably different from other known versions of the play at the time, including those by Greißelbrecht himself. The omission of the Parma scene is worth noting – it is only briefly mentioned during the play.

Faust leads a destitute life as a scholar, until he lay hands on a book of black magic. He then sells his soul to the devil Mefistofeles, in exchange for services. Demons also appear to Kasper, whom Faust’s famulus – Wagner – has recently hired. But Kasper adamantly refuses to sell himself to the devil. Mefistofeles takes Faust and Kasper to Parma to lead a loose life. After living in luxury for twelve years, Faust is abandoned by Wagner, who disapproves of his way of life. Faust repents, but eventually gives in to carnal temptation when Mefistofeles presents him the fair Helen, whom he knew in Ancient Greece. Everyone rejects Faust. Kasper, now a night watchman, finds him out in the street within curfew hours and wants to throw him behind bars. But Faust’s final hour has come, and he is taken away by demons.