- Russian immigrant artist Alik , ladies' man and a favorite of women , dreams of becoming the new star of the bohemian world of New York. He is full of energy and lust for life , despite the fact that a serious illness that struck him already making itself felt . In the stifling heat and intrusive sounds metropolis Alex…
- In 1816 the thirty-five year old Baroness, Jacquette Du Rietz dies.Count Gustaf Piper's grief is huge and in his despair he lets embalm his beloved Jacquette.