Editing Florodora (section)

{{Short description|Edwardian musical comedy by Owen Hall, Leslie Stuart, et al.}}
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{{Infobox musical
|name= Florodora
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|image= Floradora1.jpg
|caption= 
|music= [[Leslie Stuart]] <br /> [[Paul Rubens (composer)|Paul Rubens]]
|lyrics= Paul Rubens <br /> Edward Boyd-Jones
|book= [[Owen Hall]] <br /> (pseudonym for James Davis)
|basis= 
|productions= 1899 [[West End theatre|West End]] <br /> 1900 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] <br /> 1902 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[revival (theatre)|revival]] <br /> 1905 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[revival (theatre)|revival]] <br /> 1915 [[West End theatre|West End]] [[revival (theatre)|revival]] <br /> 1920 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[revival (theatre)|revival]] <br /> 1931 [[West End theatre|West End]] [[revival (theatre)|revival]] <br /> International tour <br /> 2006 [[West End theatre|West End]] [[revival (theatre)|revival]]
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'''''Florodora''''' is an [[Edwardian musical comedy]]. After its long run in London, it became one of the first successful [[Broadway theatre|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 (composer)|Paul Rubens]], and the lyrics were by Edward Boyd-Jones, [[George Arthurs]] and Rubens.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/6792 |title=''Florodora'' (1920 production) |website=IBDB.com |publisher=[[Internet Broadway Database]] }}</ref>

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 musical  was famous for its double sextet and its chorus line of "Florodora Girls".<ref name=Miller>Miller, Scott. [https://www.newlinetheatre.com/musicalcomedy.html "Curtain Up, Light the Lights: 1874–1900"], New Line Theatre, 2008, accessed 7 July 2024</ref>

The piece was popular with amateur theatre groups, particularly in Britain, into the 1950s.<ref>Bond, Ian. [http://stdavidsplayers.com/RarelyProducedShows.aspx "Rarely Produced Shows"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716133638/http://stdavidsplayers.com/RarelyProducedShows.aspx |date=2011-07-16 }}. St. David's Players, accessed 22 July 2010</ref>