A family of street performers wins a pile of gold when they are summoned to perform for King Henry VIII, but just as quickly they lose it again to save themselves from being hanged.
A young actor at the Globe Theatre must defend his master when Queen Elizabeth suspects that Shakespeare tried to help the Earl of Essex overthrow her.
To make some extra money, a poor student in ancient Egypt agrees to help an old woman get rid of a ghost, but instead he discovers the true identity of the phantom and receives a rich reward.