A group of people arrives by boat to attend a party on a small island. They experience great difficulties while trying to go ashore. All the alcohol for the party is on the boat while the people on the island have all the food, and the only neighbor on the island, Garbo, is not as friendly as one would wish.

一个由催眠师沃格勒率领的剧团在前往斯德哥尔摩途中的一个小镇上，被当地的警察局长和相关人等扣留盘查，他们被勒令要当众表演魔术，以验证是否存在超自然现象。结果他们的耍宝把戏露馅，但在逗留过程中他们却经历了许多意想不到的奇遇和变化，最终剧团受到国王的召见而重新上路。

The banker Marcus falls in love with the young ballet-dancer Maj who works at the opera. To meet her he takes a job there but Maj is in love with Osvald Berg, the big star of the opera. To wake Osvald's interest for her she asks Marcus if he could play deeply in love with her. Plot summary by nL.