THE MASTER PUPPETEER, GASPARE GRISINI, IS SO EXPERT AT MANIPULATING HIS STRINGED PUPPETS THAT THEY APPEAR ALIVE. CLARA WINTERMUTE, THE ONLY CHILD OF A WEALTHY DOCTOR, IS SPELLBOUND BY GRISINI’S ACT AND INVITES HIM TO ENTERTAIN AT HER BIRTHDAY PARTY. SEEING HIS CHANCE TO...