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It was first performed in 1911, also at the Coliseum, when the title was <i>A Dream of Roses and Butterflies</i>. The piece was an extended version of the divertissement <i>Roses and Butterflies</i>, presented by Genée in the musical comedy, <i>The Bachelor Belles</i>, at the Chestnut Street Opera House, Philadelphia, on 3 October1910.  Genée expanded the ballet for London, adding an introduction in which a young girl, after a lovers' tiff and reconciliation, falls asleep on her couch, holding the posy of roses her admirer has given her -  the divertissement is her dream.","physicalDescription":"Costume design for Adeline Genée as a Butterfly in <i>A Dream of Butterflies and Roses</i>. \n\nShe wears a white ballet dress decorated with butterfly wings in white and grey on the skirt and bodice, with a grey butterfly body at the front of the bodice, the head at waist level with the antennae stretching out over the skirt.  There are small butterfly wings attached to the shoulders and a headdress of wings and antennae. Signed and dated. ","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Wilhelm, C. 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