▁a ▁nast y ▁little ▁diam ond ▁d igger ". ▁The ▁opening ▁night ▁audience ▁gave ▁the ▁bal let ▁a ▁standing ▁ov ation . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁ ▁Act ▁I ▁– ▁Paris ▁Sc ene ▁ 1 ▁– ▁The ▁cour ty ard ▁of ▁an ▁inn ▁near ▁Paris ▁The ▁cour ty ard ▁at ▁the ▁inn ▁is ▁frequ ented ▁by ▁actress es , ▁gentlemen ▁and ▁the ▁dem im onde ▁from ▁Paris . ▁Among ▁them ▁are ▁des ▁Gr ieux , ▁a ▁young ▁student , ▁the ▁wealth y ▁Monsieur ▁G M , ▁and ▁Les ca ut , ▁who ▁is ▁there ▁to ▁meet ▁his ▁sister ▁Man on ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁enter ▁a ▁convent . ▁A ▁coach ▁arriv es ▁bringing ▁Man on ▁and ▁an ▁old ▁gentleman ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁very ▁much ▁attract ed ▁to ▁her . ▁Les ca ut ▁not ices ▁this ▁and ▁takes ▁the ▁gentleman ▁into ▁the ▁inn ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁an ▁arrangement ▁with ▁him ▁over ▁Man on . ▁Man on ▁remains ▁outside ▁and ▁meets ▁des ▁Gr ieux . ▁They ▁fall ▁in ▁love ▁and ▁decide ▁to ▁escape ▁to ▁Paris ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁money ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁st olen ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁gentleman . ▁Les ca ut ▁and ▁the ▁old ▁gentleman ▁come ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁inn , ▁having ▁made ▁a ▁b arg ain , ▁and ▁to ▁their ▁dis may ▁see ▁that ▁Man on ▁has ▁disappeared . ▁Monsieur ▁G M ▁tells ▁Les ca ut ▁that ▁he ▁too ▁is ▁interested ▁in ▁Man on ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁this ▁wealth ▁Les ca ut ▁promises ▁to ▁find ▁Man on ▁and ▁persu ade ▁her ▁to