Sóvári, an actor, is in love with the actress Ibolya Pintér. Ibolya is also courted by the poor count Borsay, too, who could only be saved from bankruptcy if he marries the rich Spanish widow. Sóváry is jealous and wants to prove his acting skills too, at the same time, so he shows up in the Budapest Hotel dressed as the previously unseen Spanish widow, and teaches a lesson to the count, who is trying to seduce her (him). But suddenly the real Spanish widow arrives, too.