Coups de roulis

About the show

On board the battleship Montesquieu, deputy Puy-Pradal arrives to lead a parliamentary inquiry and disrupts the crew’s plans for leave. His daughter Béatrice is courted by both the ship’s commander, Gerville, and Lieutenant Kermao. During a stop in Cairo, actress Sola Myrrhis seduces Puy-Pradal, who leaves the ship to travel with her. Three months later they rejoin the ship. Béatrice is angry with her father and misunderstands Kermao’s encounter with Sola. Puy-Pradal breaks with the actress; Gerville reconciles the lovers and persuades Puy-Pradal to consent to their marriage. Sola joins the Comédie Française, and Puy-Pradal learns he faces a ministerial reshuffle.