Marionettentheater - 1754

Marionette Theater. - With gracious permission today by those present comedians will be performed with large marionettes a remarkable action / called: The mercifully carved at the stone-strewn martyr Margaretha Or The Georgius who battles the dragon, thoroughly with Hans-Wurst's pleasant merriment.... The stage is at Heumarck in the newly built huts / and will begin after 5 o'clock. O. O., (handwritten inserted:) 1754. Broadside print. 31 x 16.5 cm.
Extremely early announcement of the performance of a marionette theater. The tearful plot, performed in 5 acts, is described in detail. Beside it is the handwritten date of the performance, the 26th (?) of August 1754. Between year, day, and month there are 3 small holes, probably caused by ink corrosion. In the end, the information on the various admission costs; the use of "Kopfstück" and "Stüber" as currency units suggests the Rhineland; the separate costs for the "Herrn Studenten" and the venue "Heumarck" (Heumarkt?) may refer to Cologne.