La poupée

About the show

The penniless monks persuade Lancelot to ask his rich uncle for money, which the uncle will provide only if Lancelot marries. They plan to present a doll modeled on Alesia, daughter of puppet maker Hilarius, as Lancelot’s bride. Alesia takes the doll’s place because she loves Lancelot, and he discovers only after the wedding that he has married the real woman.