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Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton
is on shore-leave in Japan. He and his buddy Lieutenant
Barton, out for a night on the town, stop in at a local
establishment to check out the food, drink and girls,
'uh, and girls' to quote Lt. Barton. Pinkerton spies
Cho-Cho San and immediately falls in lust. Barton
counsels Pinkerton that he can 'marry' this beautiful
Japanese girl, enjoy himself with cultural approval,
then sail happily on back to America unshackled, since
abandonment equates divorce in Japan. Barton assures
Pinkerton that once abandoned, Cho-Cho will be free to
marry whomever she chooses from amongst the Japanese
people. When Pinkerton's ship sails out of port,
Butterfly waits patiently for her husband to come home.
Three years pass. Ever with her eye toward the harbor,
Butterfly holds a secret delight that she eagerly wishes
to surprise her husband with: their son. Pinkerton
arrives in Japan with his American bride by his side. He
goes to Butterfly to make his apologies and to finally
end what Butterfly for three years has cherished in her
heart.
Written by
Debbie Dunlap {dwdunlap@erols.com}
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