A bearded man tosses and turns during his sleep, which looks very uncomfortable. He appears to wake up to see an attractive woman sitting at the foot of his bed. He reaches out to embrace her, then she changes into a mistral singer, who jumps and sings on the bed. Next, the being changes into a clown who causes the moon outside to grow larger (or nearer) outside the man's window and bite his hand. Finally all three visitors appear, then not. "Le cauchemar" (The Nightmare) doesn't make a lot of sense. Maybe it has something to do with the man's bed being extremely uncomfortable. Better to sleep on the floor.
*** Le cauchemar (1896) Georges Melies
*** Le cauchemar (1896) Georges Melies