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and has visited France and Paris where he taught dancing, astronomy and conjuring, as well as the transmutation of souls. Dig-Dig tells Guido that his cat contains the most beautiful and mischievous young girl, and he will transform the creature – using an amulet (which costs 200 florins). After an invocation to Brahma, the curtain at the rear of the room opens to reveal
Minette lying on the divan, as a beautiful girl dressed in white. Guido is stunned as Minette introduces herself to him.
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Guido is worried by this and begins to regret the change in her, and as he tries to assert himself they quarrel and she pretends to jump from the window – Guido rushes out into the street. Marianne is fed up with the commotion in the house and wants to leave, having since found the real cat shut in a
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Guido, a handsome bachelor, has been abandoned by all his friends since he lost his money, and
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Dig-Dig enters, but as he is also struck dumb, Guido goes to his box to find the amulet, but a white cat jumps out and runs off. Marianne and Dig-Dig reveal all: Dig-Dig is Guido's wealthy uncle's intendant, while
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Marianne asks why he has not appealed to his rich uncle for financial assistance. Guido forbids her to speak his name: it was he who ruined Guido's father, furthermore they would have to ask Schalgg, his intendant. Guido rejects this suggestion too; but Marianne suggests that his
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cupboard. Minette now lets her in on the plot, as Guido returns without finding the cat. He asks himself "where is she?" to which
Minette replies "here I am" and again moves as if to leave. Guido commands Marianne to prevent Minette from leaving, but she affects to be struck dumb.
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463:Tromb-al-ca-zar, ou Les criminels dramatiques
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885:La chanson de Fortunio
486:La rose de Saint-Flour
37:of 1858 with words by
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384:The Tales of Hoffmann
218:with choreography by
118:Minette, Guido's cat
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1159:List of compositions
1116:Le malade imaginaire
1089:Lischen et Fritzchen
682:Geneviève de Brabant
629:Mesdames de la Halle
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239:La Fontaine
226:'s one-act
127:Lise Tautin
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245:References
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43:Mélesville
975:La créole
965:Bagatelle
935:Vert-Vert
273:Gänzl K.
237:, and to
228:La Chatte
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865:L'alcôve
476:Opérette
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