Although she is known as a patron of the arts, a graceful duchess nevertheless refuses her nephew to marry an enterprising actress in this German melodrama starring Kathe Dorsch and silent screen legend Henny Porten. When Philine (Hilde Krahl), the troupe's ingénue, is rejected as proper marital material by the Duchess of Weissenfels (Porten), Karoline Neuber (Dorsch) creates such a furor that she is banished from the country. A performance at the court at St. Petersburg also ends in disaster for the unhappy actress and abandoned by all, Karoline dies a suicide.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Käthe DorschCaroline Neuber | Caroline Neuber |
 Hilde KrahlPhiline Schröder, ihre Schülerin | Philine Schröder, ihre Schülerin |
 Henny PortenHerzogin Amalia von Weißenfels | Herzogin Amalia von Weißenfels |
 Richard HäusslerBaron Armin von Perckhammer, ihr Neffe | Baron Armin von Perckhammer, ihr Neffe |
 Gustav DiesslErnst Biron, Herzog von Kurland | Ernst Biron, Herzog von Kurland |
 Erna SellmerAmme Armins | Amme Armins |
| LLucy MillowitschDemoiselle Lorenz | Demoiselle Lorenz |
 Walter JanssenNot listed | Not listed |
 Friedrich DominNot listed | Not listed |
| AAlexander PontoNot listed | Not listed |
 Leopold von LedeburNot listed | Not listed |
 Ullrich HauptNot listed | Not listed |
 Erich DunskusNot listed | Not listed |
 Karin EvansNot listed | Not listed |
| JJulius FreyNot listed | Not listed |
 Bettina MoissiNot listed | Not listed |