The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-22
!" "FLORODORA"
MUSICAL COMEDY MAKES BIG HIT
AT TRADERS GRAND OPERA
HOUSE LAST NIGHT.
FAMOUS DOUBLE sExTETTE WAS
THE FEATURE OF THE PLAY AND
APPLAUSE WAS STORMY.
House Filled to Its Capacity With I'm
mensely Pleased and Delighted Audi
ence-company Has Sew
eral Mishaps.

"Florodom,' the most successful mus.
ical comedy of its time, frolicsome,
tuncful, beautiful piece, was presented
at tine Traders Grand Opera House on
Thursday evening to a delighted and
thoroughly satisfied audience which
filled the house TO its full seating capa.
city. Although "Florodor." has run
for several years, it seems to be a play
whose length OF life is unlimited. 1t
makes ujst as big a hit now as it did
when il set the pace for all the lesser
theatrical attractions. the popular songs
and the fashions in millinery.
The company played an engagement
at Charleston the night before, making
the jump from the Quagrnire City to
Clarksburg. They were late and as a
consequence they did not arrive in the
city until about half an hom before the
time 70 rthc curtain. The play was de-
ayed somewhat and the curtain did NOT
raise until 0.l5 O'Clock. Several agra
waiting little mishaps occurred. just
after the curtain was pulled up and the
chorus dad started their first song thc
electric lights went ont and left the
whole house in darkness. However, the
people have become accustomed to
rankly rotten electric light service, as
the lights 20 out nearly every time
performance Is on the stage. and they
didn't mind it much. One of the COM
pany announced that they would com
mence all over again a. soon as lights
'ould be obtained After a wait ,ue
play was resumed by gas light.
irat act of the piecehas but one
scene which Is located on an imaginary
island in the Philippines. The second
not shows the exterior and interior of
IN old castle in Wales in two scenes and
al three settings were excellent.
The hit Of the evening was the fam
Gus ~Florolori" sextette. which sang
"fcll Me Pretty Maiden" song that is
whistled and played all over the United
States. The graceful maneuyers Of the
pretty girIs. the song anl the costumes
brought the audience down and several
mcnrcs were responded to-
Miss Adelaide 1Ianola who took the
part Of lady llolyrood, simply captivat-
ed her auditors. She wore stunning cos
tunes AMI looked acwitehing. She play
ci the part Of the base young Englislt
widow charmingly and in her sons
Tact" she was compelled to respond to
many encores.
Phillip II. Riley, who played Anthony
1weellepunoh i funny comelian. and
lic has a vim AMI jump that keeps all
.hushing. Mr.. r. L. Graham. as Gil
fain, the proprietor Of the island Of
Floroaura, was clever. His odd laugh
brought forth rctrs Of other laughs.
Joseph Phillips, who takes the part
cf Lord Albcrcoil. has fine voice. So
has Mi.s Grota Rislcy. who lna1e hit
a. Dolores aud who had a prettier figure
chan face.
Miss Lillian Spencer ana Miss Iva
Barbour are pretty maidens and won
applause.
lhs chorus i made up about 'arf-
and-arf.' A5out hall of the girls are
pro.ty. charming and graceful, hut the
other half are a ugly as we ever care
TO find. The costumes were handsome
and in the lat scene, especially elabo-
rate.
The large audience was immensely
plcise.l with "Flnrodorl." it il great
play and it took.