The Fan

Adventuress Mrs. Erlynne hopes to succeed in London's high society and seeks Lord Windermere's help. His wife Margaret is not amused but is herself courted by Lord Darlington and forgets her fan in his home after a clandestine meeting. Lord Windermere appears to all, including his young wife Margaret, as the perfect husband. But their happy marriage is placed at risk after Lord Windermere starts spending his afternoons with an adventuress who is working her way through London's high society, Mrs. Erlynne. Worse, Windermere gives her big sums of money. To crown it all, he asks his wife to invite the detestable woman to her own birthday party. Upset and outraged, the puritan Lady Windermere decides to leave her husband and she goes to seek the assistance of Lord Robert Darlington, who has been courting her for some time. Unfortunately she leaves her fan in Robert's house. —Guy Bellinger