Set in a 19th-century Nuremberg fair, "Wachsfigurenkabinett" follows the grotesque and comical performance of the "Suffering and Death of Our Savior Jesus Christ" in a wax figure cabinet with moving mechanical figures. The Figurenkabinett, a popular form of entertainment at the time, becomes a stage for a satirical Auseinandersetzung with the Darstellung of a religious theme in such a secular setting. The reactions of the Publikum to the performance highlight the tensions between religious devotion and popular entertainment.