Smalltown barber Max Haber is the pride of his father Johann who owns an antiquated barbershop Max adores Kitty Laverne the manicurist who loves him but is ambitious to be a dancer so she heads for New York hoping that he will follow in pursuit of better things Mrs JacksonGreer a New York society matron has occasion to note Max styling the hair of a town girl and induces him to come to New York and pose as a French count There he meets April Mrs Kings niece and loses his heart to her as well as to Kitty now a showgirl