This farce concerns the late 19th century of a history that is very different from our own, where a man with terrifying powers battles monsters in a seedy sideshow for the amusement of the human customers. He draws the notice of a certain detective...
Given what I've heard about
 the world beyond the sea,
،نظراً لما سمعتُه عن العالم وراء البحر
Nach dem, was ich so von Übersee höre,
A juzgar por lo que se dice por ahí,
A juzgar por lo que se dice por ahí,
De ce que l’on dit à l’étranger,
E se è vero quello che so di come va oltreoceano,
Considerando o que
ouvi além-mar,
А, может, и во всём мире.