Florodora

Florodora is an Edwardian musical comedy. After its long run in London, it became one of the first successful Broadway musicals of the 20th century. 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, George Arthurs and Rubens.
The original London production opened in 1899 where it ran for a very successful 455 performances. The New York production, which opened the following year, was even more popular, running for 552 performances. After this, the piece was produced throughout the English-speaking world and beyond. The show was famous for its double sextet and its chorus line of "Florodora Girls".
The piece was popular with amateur theatre groups, particularly in Britain, into the 1950s.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played the Florodora's 'Tell Me, Pretty Maiden' track for the Peelenium 1902. No other tracks from the group seemed to have been played by Peel according to available tracklistings on this site.
==Shows Played==
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*19 May 1999: 'Tell Me Pretty Maiden' (Peelenium 1902)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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