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“Butterfly Love” 15 Mins.; Full (Special Exterior). In “Butterfly Love” there is the germ of a mighty good idea which is lost sight of before the finish. The scene is laid in Japan and quite similar to the first act of “Madam Butterfly.” An American warship is at anchor in the harbor. On a hill overlooking the bay a little Japanese maid is seated. On comes a camera man. It is discovered she is not a Jap but a picture actress. Leading man a company is sick and she has ensnared an officer from the cruiser, who believes her to be a Jap and is willing to re-enact the John Luther Long table in real life. She keeps up the illusion and holds him for the love scenes, while the camera man is grinding away in the background. After the picture is completed, the girl discloses the truth. But Mr. Sailorman is now fully entranced and a wedding looms in the distance. There are several numbers, solos and duet, but the comedy element is lacking. This could be rectified easily, for the camera idea offers all sorts of opportunities to get laughs. The act as it stands will just do for small time.
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Variety, Volume XXXVI, no.4, September 26, 1914