Based on the play Ladies and Gentlemen by Ernest Vajda, the film is about the famous eighteenth-century British actor David Garrick, who travels to France for a guest appearance at the Comédie Française. When the French actors hear rumours that he said he will teach them the art of acting, they devise a plot to teach him a lesson.
Based on the play "Ladies and Gentlemen" by Ernest Vajda, the film is about the renowned eighteenth-century British actor David Garrick who travels to France for a guest appearance at the Comédie Française. When the French actors hear rumors that he intends to teach them acting techniques, they concoct a plan to teach him a lesson.