Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, side stapled. Anxiously she awaits the return of her beloved husband, but when he finally anchors in. Madame Butterfly is the story of the young Japanese girl Cho-Cho San, who marries a flighty American naval officer, and is thenceforth outcast from her relatives. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock, rectos only. LibriVox recording of Madame Butterfly, by John Luther Long. 100 leaves, with last page of text numbered G-25. It is based on the recollections of Longs sister, Jennie Correll, who had been to Japan with her husband, a Methodist missionary, and was influenced by Pierre Lotis 1887 novel Madame Chrysanthème. 1083, with credits for screenwriter Zoe Akins. 'Madame Butterfly' is a short story by American lawyer and writer John Luther Long. Tall white titled self wrappers, noted as MASTER FILE on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped production No.

Madame Butterfly has been adapted numerous times for opera, stage, and film, although many of these productions have faced increased scrutiny in recent years for their stereotypical portrayals of Japanese people, white actors in 'yellowface,' and inaccurate descriptions of Japanese customs and culture. An American naval officer purchases, marries, and abandons a Japanese geisha named Butterfly, leaving her penniless, pregnant, and increasingly despairing of his return. It is based on the recollections of Long's sister, Jennie Correll, who had been to Japan with her husband-a Methodist missionary, and was mainly influenced by Pierre Loti's 1887 novel Madame Chrysanthme. With holograph pencil annotations on the front wrapper.Īn early screenplay by American playwright Zoe Akins, who won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1935 for her adaptation of Edith Wharton's 'The Old Maid.'īased on the 1898 story by John Luther Long. 'Madame Butterfly' is a short story by American lawyer and writer John Luther Long.

Madame Butterfly by John Luther Long