Ироническая комедия, которая соединила в себе ранние рассказы A.П.Чехова "Предложение", "Свадьба", "Юбилей" и другие. Целая плеяда ведущих актеров советского кинематографа позволяет с легкостью окунуться в чеховские времена и смеяться от души над жизненными ситуациями.

The fire department is preparing for the New Year. Three activists of amateur performances decide to kidnap professional artists for a New Year's concert. A police captain investigates the kidnapping and listens to complaints from the “unkidnapped” artists.

A young girl decides to join a Hussar squadron and fight against Napoleon. Dressed as a man, she proves herself an excellent, even heroic soldier, but complications ensue when her real identity is revealed.