A scene from La mascotte (The Mascot, a three-act opéra comique) with music by Edmond Audran and words by Alfred Duru and Henri Chivot, performed at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Paris, on 28 December 1880, having an initial run of 301 performances.
The story concerns a farm girl who is a "mascotte": someone with the mystic power to bring good luck to all around her, so long as she remains a virgin.
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