A fictional performance troupe - perhaps from the Middle East, perhaps from Las Vegas - attempts to rehearse a ballet based on tales from Sir Richard F. Burton's translation of the Arabian Nights, but ends up falling prey to the forgotten ghosts from these ancient stories...an independent, well-to-do lady vies against her irresponsible and conniving sisters...a young prince sets out to capture the heart of a beautiful princess before she weds an evil hunchback...a sea-faring adventurer attempts to thwart fate and unwittingly murders an innocent boy...