The screenplay was written by Max W. Kimmich after the silent movie The secret of the circus Barré.
The famous artist Harry Peters is working on his new vaudeville act at the "Tivoli" music hall.
He is assisted by Hella Stoll, who is his foster daughter since her parents, friends of Harry, died years ago.
At the premiere of his new act, Harry surprisingly meets his old friend Franz Hofer from Vienna, an agent who also knew Hella as a child.
He recognizes immediately that the little girl from the past has turned into a pretty young lady who is deeply in love with her foster father.
He had at that time run away after stealing all the money, and the following alarums and excursions had finally led to the fatal accident of Hella's parents.