Harlequin Muhammad (Fair Theater, vol. 1) - Bonnart

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Harlequin Muhammad (Fair Theater, vol. 1) - Bonnart

Harlequin Muhammad (Fair Theater, vol. 1) - Bonnart

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THE KING, irritated against the following.
Air 49: Gardener don't you see.
You dare from a suborner
Support indolence!

To the Kam.
Let us seek this thief of honor.
Let us seek; let us draw in Lord,
Vengeance, vengeance vengeance.

The Kam repeats the last verse.
Vengeance, vengeance vengeance.

The King and the Kam with sword in hand search everywhere for the false Mahomet [= Harlequin]who appears in the air, and from his trunk discharges bat blows on the Kam's head, also singing.

ARLEQUIN.
Vengeance, vengeance, vengeance.

THE KING and THE KAM, together
Air 10: Let us pursue to the grave.
Let us today
This rascal who outrages us?

They continue to search for the false Prophet, who throws firecrackers and other fireworks at them, setting the air ablaze. At the same time, we see Harlequin in his machine crossing the theater. He is wearing a black doublet with a turban and a long white beard. The King and Kam are struck by this apparition...

History :
  1. Signed below the engraving on the left "Bonnart fils del.", on the right "F. Poilly Sculp."
    Piece title in a sign at the top: "Arlequin | Mahomet."
  2. Presented at the Foire Saint-Laurent in 1714.
Textual Sources :
Lesage, théâtre de la foire

Technical Data

Notice #024897

Image HD

Image editing :
Photo numérique
Image Origin :
Collection particulière (Cachan)
Copyright / Photographer :
Stéphane Lojkine

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