Abeautifulsinger,MariaMalibran,isforcedtoturntothestageafterherhusbandtakestogambling,andgoestoPariswhereshefallsinlovewithafamousviolinist.Whenhermoney-seekinghusbandreappears,thecouplegotoLondon,wheretheyfindhappiness.AcomposerfallsinlovewithMariabutwhenhisaffectionsareunrequited,hebecomesbroken,takestodrinkinganddies.