Alexander von Bernus has fun inventing a sequel to Mozart's Don Giovanni: the eponymous hero is carried off to hell at the opening of this 'moral scene with an immoral epilogue'. The play, composed in verse, combines formal refinement with a more bantering and even light-hearted tone in the treatment of the subject matter, with the licencious aspects and the subtle eroticism of the motif - features characteristic of the literary Jugendstil (secession or art nouveau style) that the magazine Jugend [Youth], founded in 1896 by Georg Hirth and Fritz von Ostini, had imposed in Munich at the turn of the century.

Don Juan tries to seduce Donna Anna, but they are spied on by her confessor: An argument ensues, after which Don Juan is carried off to hell by the statue of the Commander. The Devil returns in the guise of Donna Anna to take away the confessor, who has set his sights on the young woman. Then the Devil takes the guise of the confessor to seduce Donna Anna. Virtue, in the guise of a hideous woman, tries to warn her off, but Donna Anna still prefers to give herself to the Devil. The Fool concludes the scene by chasing away Virtue and inviting the audience, for this evening, to enjoy the pleasures of love.