Victor Derval
Lisa Lanska
Paul Derval
Le Marquis de Castellac
Betty Favart
Romain Coste
Raymonde
Emile
Bellières
Roquépine
Champmartin
Angèle
Le ministre
Treplev
Le metteur en scène
Patron Boulard
Patron Bal Nègre
Le vieux schnock
Régisseur Grande Comédie
Duel arbiter
Victor Derval is returning home after a performance when he is hailed by Lisa, a young Hungarian woman. Her motives are mysterious; is she simply a star-struck peasant girl, or an ambitious, manipulative aspiring star?