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.
The film is inspired by the play "Ladies and Gentlemen" by Ernest Vajda, which tells the story of David Garrick, a famous British actor from the 18th century who travels to France for a guest appearance at the Comédie Française. The French actors are intrigued by rumors that Garrick intends to teach them acting techniques, leading them to plot against him.