
A Broadway Butterfly
Comedy
Overview
Irene, a young girl from a small town, arrives in New York City determined to make it on the Broadway stage. She meets up with Cookie, a worldly chorus girl who takes Irene under her wing. When Irene falls for young Ronald, his rival Crane sets out to break up the pair so he can have Irene for his own--and he doesn't much care how he does it.
Top Cast


Dorothy Devore
Dorothy Devore
Irene Astaire
Dorothy Devore
Irene Astaire


Louise Fazenda
Louise Fazenda
Cookie Dale
Louise Fazenda
Cookie Dale


Willard Louis
Willard Louis
Charles Gay
Willard Louis
Charles Gay


John Roche
John Roche
Crane Wilder
John Roche
Crane Wilder


Cullen Landis
Cullen Landis
Ronald Steel
Cullen Landis
Ronald Steel


Lilyan Tashman
Lilyan Tashman
Thelma Perry
Lilyan Tashman
Thelma Perry


Wilfred Lucas
Wilfred Lucas
Stage Manager
Wilfred Lucas
Stage Manager


Eugenia Gilbert
Eugenia Gilbert
Riding Mistress (as Eugenie Gilbert)
Eugenia Gilbert
Riding Mistress (as Eugenie Gilbert)


Margaret Seddon
Margaret Seddon
Mrs. Steel
Margaret Seddon
Mrs. Steel
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