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Florodora opened at the Lyric Theatre on 11 November 1899 where it ran for 455 performances. The book was written by Jimmy Davis under the pseudonym Owen Hall, the music was by Leslie Stuart with additional songs by Paul Rubens, and the lyrics were by Edward Boyd-Jones and Rubens.
The show opened in New York the following season where it ran for 552 performances.
Dramatis Personæ
| CYRUS W. GILFAIN | Mr. Charles E. Stevens | |
| (Proprietor of the Perfume and of the Island of Florodora) | ||
| FRANK ABERCOED | Mr. Melville Stewart | |
| (Manager for Cyrus Gilfain of the Island of Florodora) | ||
| LEANDRO (Overseer of Farms) | Mr. Frank Holt |
| CAPT. ARTHUR DONEGAL | Mr. Edgar Stevens | |
| (4th Royal Life Guards - Lady Holyrood's Brother) | ||
| TENNYSON SIMS ERNEST PYM MAX AEPFELBAUM REGINALD LANGDALE |
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(Gilfain's Clerks) | { { { { |
Mr. Roy Horniman Mr. Ernest Lambart Mr. Alfred Barron Mr. Frank Hascoll |
| ANTHONY TWEEDLEPUNCH | Mr. Willie Edouin |
| (A Showman, Phrenologist, Hypnotist & Palmist) |
| DOLORES | Miss Evie Greene |
| VALLEDA (A Florodorean girl, head of one of the Farms) | Miss Nancy Girling |
| ANGELA GILFAIN | Miss Kate Cutler |
| LADY HOLYROOD | Miss Ada Reeve |
Synopsis of Scenes
| ACT I | - Florodora, a small Island in the Philippines. |
| ACT II | - Abercoed Castle, Wales. |
- MIDI Files sequenced by Colin Johnson.
- External Links
- Vocal Score at the Internet Archive
- Florodora at Wikipedia
- Florodora at the Guide to Musical Theatre
Page modified 2 December 2016