1. Act
Carnival in Vienna, 1860. The impoverished, Waldner and his wife's only hope is that the older leányukat, Arabellát rich kér?höz. The fiatalabbat, Zdenkát fiúruhában made fun of because I have two girl can not rangjuknak properly clothed. Zdenka Matteóba, in love with a young man, however, Arabellára vadásztisztbe,, love his younger brother to the postman, who uses her "zealously also are involved in the mail-in the name of his sister. The beautiful and proud girl surrounded by more suitors, but Arabella legyeskednek waiting for the genuine article. Waldner will send his daughter to an old tiszttársának image, Mandrykának. The man, however, who unexpectedly betoppan, not the old man, but the officer's nephew and heir, who immediately asks the picture next to the hand.
2. Act
The younger Mandryka and Arabella in a ball and instantly fall in love. Zdenka, Matteo, he is seeing, and fearing to harm herself, her Arabella szerelmér?l, and an envelope to him than her older sister's room key-set. Mandryka you hear the beszélgetésüket, and was stunned to see that the estélyr?l is next to the leaves. The v?legényjelölt leissza, and then feldúltan himself in grief.
3. Act
Matteót just leave the room, when Hussein hazaérkez? Arabellába bump. Do not understand how can be so cool with the girl, whom he had "spent the night together. The upset also arrives at Madryka, who are confident that the girl spent the night Matteóval, begins to disparage her. Almost a duel takes place when you exit your Nightgown and töredelmesen Hussein, admitting that it was Matteo at night. Mandryka apologizes and asks for the count Waldner, Matteo Zdenkát. Arabella and Mandryka happily embrace each other over.