- Opera singer Renee Dupree is in love with struggling composer Julian who falls very seriously ill. She goes to impresario Mueller for the money Julian needs but is saved from sacrificing her virtue when a jealous lover kills Mueller.
- Renee Dupree, who sings in a restaurant, is spotted by opera impresario Otto Mueller, who is taken with her beauty and offers her the starring role in his company's next production. She happily accepts the part only to discover later that Mueller intends to make her his mistress. Engaged to Julian, a poor but talented violinist and composer, Renee refuses Mueller's sexual advances and is fired. When Mueller finds out that Julian, who has been writing an opera for him, is Renee's fiance', he dismisses him as well. Penniless, Julian takes work in a foundry, an exhausting job that causes him to fall ill. Distressed over her lover's health, Renee agrees to meet Mueller's demands in exchange for a production of Julian's opera with her as star. As contracted, Renee goes to meet Mueller after the successful opening show but luckily finds him dead, the victim of a vengeful jilted mistress.—Pamela Short
- Renee Dupree, a young café singer living in the Bohemian section of New York, is engaged to marry Julian, a young violinist and composer. They are both poor, but Julian, who has just finished an opera, hopes to marry Renee when it is produced. One afternoon, when Renee and Julian are singing and playing at the Ritz, great impresario Otto Mueller is struck with Renee's beauty and voice and offers her a position in his opera company. Renee makes good at the trial, much to the anger of Mme. Maroff. Mueller's mistress, and is given an opportunity to sing a star role. Renee succeeds and Mueller, captivated, plans to make her his favorite and supply her with every luxury. He engages an apartment for Renee and gives her a contract at an enormous salary. When Renee discovers why these gifts are offered her, she scorns Mueller and returns heartbroken to tell Julian of her great disappointment. Mueller follows and finds her with Julian and in his anger and jealousy threatens to kill Renee's career if she persists in sticking to Julian and refuses to come to him. Renee again refuses and Mueller leaves, promising to crush them both. Mueller keeps his word. Renee and Julian cannot find employment in their profession. Finally Julian takes a job in an iron foundry. His opera is about to be produced when Mueller has it killed. This and the hard work break Julian down, and with his hopes shattered he becomes seriously ill. Finally Renee is told by the physician that Julian's recovery is not a question of care and nursing, that if his mind was set at rest about the opera being produced, his life might be saved. Renee goes to Mueller for aid, and he demands Renee herself as the price of Julian's life; out of love for Julian, she determines to make the sacrifice. Renee offers herself to Muller on condition that he produce Julian's opera. The joy of the news of the acceptance of the opera makes the young composer's recovery assured. The opera is produced and Renee in the star role makes a great success. At the end of the first performance Renee puts Julian off with an excuse and goes to keep her bargain with Mueller who, having quarreled with Mme. Maroff, welcomes Renee to his home. While Renee is in another room changing into a gown Mueller has provided, Mme. Maroff bursts in upon Mueller and after denouncing him for casting her off, stabs him and leaves him for dead. Mueller tries to call out, but cannot, and is only able to write the name of the woman who stabbed him before he dies. Renee enters to find Muller dead and sees by the note that he has been killed by Mme. Maroff. She then realizes that she has been saved by a miracle and flees to Julian. Julian, who greets her in his studio, never knows the sacrifice she would have made for him, through which his life was saved and his name and fortune made.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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