<p>As planet Earth is covered by oceans, molten matter is cooling down. Dinosaurs are cooing among the ferns, and the first rocks are starting to form. A naked man from the Stone Age is proudly mounting a horse he has recently tamed. Jules César (Julius Caesar), also on horseback, is posing. Then come the crusades, and Godefroid de Bouillon is proclaimed King of Jerusalem. Centuries later, his equestrian statue is erected on the Royal Square. The horse is replaced by a boat. The city and its port reach the highest point of their history.</p>

Shadow theatre

Not specified

Belgium

Brussels

Printed summary

Statue équestre

Nationalism

Géologie

Paléontologie

Darwinism

Essor économique

Epic

Comical

<p>Illustration by Léon Dardenne from a programme of the Théâtre du Diable au Corps, December 1896.</p>

French

Fantaisie lyrique en sept tableaux

Godefroy de Bouillon

Julius Caesar

Ptérodactyles, Plésiosaures, Iguanodons

Prehistoric reptile

Horse

Army

Christian

Boniment

Sung play

Apotheosis

Seduction scene

Ellipsis

Godefroid de Bouillon à travers les âges

Godfrey of Bouillon throughout the ages