Silent movie

The daughter of circus director Wolfson falls in love with a young nobleman.

An old man loves a maid whom he considers an artist.

Joe Debb tells anyone who would listen how much he loves the profession of detective. Deciding to investigate to help his wife, he meets a little dog and ends up on the trail of a circus artist. Dressed as a clown, he gets caught and locked up. As a fire breaks out Deeb is finally saved and catches the murderer, whereas his wife dies in the fire.

The drunk gentleman Mr. Pest goes to the music-hall. He has a hard time trying to find his seat, more than once mussing up already seated members of the audience as well the orchestra musicians. At the same time, M. Rowdy, another spectator who sat in the gallery, sometimes unintendedly disrupts the sequence of numbers performed on scene, among which a snake charmer, an Oriental dancer, a fire breather.

A canal boat captain disowns his daughter when she marries a circus artist. Years later, he meets his granddaughter for the very first time.

Two young girls and their cousin meet an acrobat that they see again later on as a member of a circus. The hazards and adventures of two young girls dying for a career in circus. As Fred Morris takes them under his wing, both will become famous trapezists.

L'aventure d'un acrobate de cirque masqué

The daring sidesaddle rider Sarah starts going out with Roberto.

Henri de Castelrock, whose father has been forced into exile after having married a circus horserider, comes back to reclaim the family property, in an eerie atmosphere. There he finds a mysterious letter and begins to investigate a story of kidnapping. He meets the family skeleton hidden next to the library, who helps him in his detective work. Some clues lead him towards a circus, where he rescues his cousin before taking off with her.