Kurt Bierbaum

To resolve a feud between two villages over a horse, the burgomasters propose that a man from one town marry a woman from the other.

Young Beatrice has trained as a dancer against her father's wishes. At the circus, she meets the famous tamer Ruda and falls in love with him. But the next day, Ruda disappears with the circus. Beatrice gets a new engagement with another circus and makes a career as a dancer among live tigers.