Count Hubert Marischka has a passion for actress Marietta Weber, so when his wife goes to visit her mother, he invites the lady to join him at home and a masquerade. When his uncle comes to visit, he mistakes her for his nephew's wife and they all go to the costume party. Little does Marischka suspect that his wife has actually gone to a hotel and she, too, will show up in fancy dress.
Marischka was the brother of Ernst Marischka, who co-wrote this movie with him and popular Viennese comic/songwriter Alexander Girardi. This movie was an attempt to translate Viennese light opera to the screen, with asides, fake duels, and musical cues shown on the screen -- including Girardi's popular 'Fiacrelied'. The Marischkas would continue their screen careers for many decades; Ernst was most famous for helping to write the screenplay for A SONG TO REMEMBER and directing the SISSI trilogy. Girardi would die in 1918.
