The Butterflies (play)

The Butterflies

Three female actors, with two dressed as men and the third, in the center, dressed in an elegant gown with a large headpiece; the leftmost character offers a chair, being held by the rightmost character, to the woman in the center.

A production of The Butterflies at Vassar College on November 13, 1897
Written by Henry Guy Carleton
Date premiered February 5, 1894 (1894-02-05)
Place premiered Palmer's Theater
New York City
Setting St. Augustine, Florida and Lenox, Massachusetts[1]

The Butterflies is an American play. It was featured on Broadway in 1894 and starred Maude Adams.

History

It was written by Henry Guy Carleton.[2] It opened on February 5, 1894 at Palmer's Theater, New York City, and played for thirteen weeks, and closed May 5. It toured Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and later San Francisco.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The Butterflies". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ Pearson's Magazine. Pearson Publishing Co. 1908.
  3. ↑ Maude Adams: idol of American theater, 1872-1953. McFarland. 2004. ISBN 9780786419272.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/16/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.