Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-14
"A BUTTERFLY At
SHUBERT THEATRE
Quaker Girl" to Be at the
Newark-At Orpheum,
EAST Lynne"
PLENITUDE OF STARS, IS
+, PROCTOR PROGRAM BOAST
Great Bills Also at Washington,
Gayety, Miners, Ross's, Ja-
cobs's and Other Theatres.

A Butterfly on the Wheel" which
ran for such long while both in
New York and London. will be the
attraction at the Shubert Theatre
Xmas week
When produced in London Lewis
Waller, the distinguished English
actor, played an important role. Mr..
Weller, as everyone knows, came to
America last season and later, under
the auspices of the Shuberts. became
= producer. 1t occurred to him that
"A sButterfiy on the Wheel would
make a splendid attraction for New
York, so this was the first play he
attempted. The success of the piece
was instantaneous. Now this season
Mr.. Waller. in conjunction with the
Shuberts. is sending the company to
all Of the principal cities. This city
will be one Of the first visited.
"A Butterfly on the WheeP' will be
remembered longest doubtless on ac-
count of the realistic trial scene, in
which the butterfly" a frail but
beautiful young society woman, who
is being sued for divorce, is "broken
on the Wheel The wife, Peggy
Admaston, imagines that her hus-
band, a member Of Parliament, is
nesiecting her.
Finds Comfort In Friendship.
Always fond of admiration, she
finds comfort in the friendship OF
Roderick Collingwood. This friend
ship. however, soon ripens into love
at least on the part of the man, who
had been suitor for Peggy's hand be-
fore her marriage. Collingwood plans
a coup. He, Peggy and two others
start on a trip to Switzerland. At
Boulogne Collingwood places Peggy
and her maid on the wrong train,
and while the others are rushing
towards the Alps Peggy and Colling-
wood are nearing Paris. Once there
they go to a hotel. Late that eve
ming the husband, back in London,
calls up, and the telephone In Peggy s
room is answered by Collingwood.
Now, the audience has witnessed
everything that has transpired, and
they know that at heart Peggy lis
guiltless But next morning-the
scene Is the same-Admaston turns
up and promptly spurns his wife.
Then comes announcement OF the
divorce. Three months later the scene
is set for the trial. with Peggy In the
witness box.
Incriminating Evidence
There have been all sorts of in
eliminating evidence-the prosecution
has seen to that. Peggy is even ac-
cused of having been in love with
Co11ingwood for months and months,
and the court refers to him as her
"lover." The examination Is one Of
the severest that the dramatist, fa-
miliar with the stage, the law and
the practise of the court could de-
wise. From the start the little
woman has the sympathy of the au-
dience, but it is apparent that the
same feeling does not apply to the
court-at least until after repeatedly
appealing to the bench for protection
she swoons and her slight body falls
across the railing of the Witness
box. The papers both in New York
and London raved over the perfection
of the scene and its wonderful dra-
matte effect.
The fourth and last act is given
over to the reconciliation and the
running down Of the person who
wrote the anonymous letter to Ad-
naston telling him of the centem-
plated trip to Paris of Co1lingwood
and Mrs. Admaston. This is cleyerly
worked out and forms an important
part in the progress of the trial. The
play viii be interpreted here by an
all-English company engaged in Lon
don by Mr.. Waller.