Burlesque comedy is a theatrical genre that exploits potentially humorous situations from ordinary life, emphasizing their mechanical, repetitive, and thus absurd aspects. It features caricatured characters and ludicrous situations. It is often associated with visual and physical humor, with actors using their bodies and gestures to create comedic effects. Costumes and props can also be used to enhance the exaggerated nature of the performance. It also relies on wordplay to highlight the absurd and mechanical elements of language.
Desperate to regain some of her family’s lost prestige, Baroness Swindlemore von Hustlestein is in search of a rich and easily pleased suitor for her daughter, who isn’t much to look at. She thinks she has found the perfect candidate…
Following a hearse accident, the arrival in a typical French café of a coffin, which turns out to contain a winning lottery ticket, provides the pretext for a highly spirited comedy.