ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 28 October 1924, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE. “FLORODORA” PRODUCTION. “Florodora,” the Stratford Musical Society’s production for 1924, was first produced in the Lyric Theatre, London, and had an uninterrupted season of three years. It is a bright, snappy musical comedy, abounding in sparkling scenes and ridiculous situations. On the other hand, the musical numbers have a richness and quality seldom found in musical comedy, while the chorus work tests the ability of professionals or amateurs. The'’ story of the play is as follows: Florodora, from which the opera takes its name, is an island famous lor the beautiful perfumes which it manufactures. The owner of the island, Cyrus Oil fa in, has stolen the secrets of the manufacture of the perfume from an old friend of liis, and now wishes to marry Dolores, tlio rightful owner, who is "working for him as a l;irm girl, in order that the secret might be his for ever. His head clerk, Abercoed, who unexpectedly acquires a title, also in Gilfain’s eyes presents a very suitable match for his daughter Angelina. Accordingly he engages Professor Tweedlepuneh, a quack fortune-teller and phrenologist, to pair the voting couples off and marry them as Gilfain desires. In a scene of side-splitting situations and shrieking comedy, TweedlepuncJi examines the bumps of all his subjects and pairs them off in a most scientific manner. However. Dan Cuoid and a scheming society widow take a hand, and seriously upset Gilfain’s Man. The second act takes place in Wales, at 4.bercoed Castle, Gilfain’s new English home, with Tweedlepunch and Dolores, in role of strolling musicians, actnig the part of amateur detectives. I’mallv, in the Inst scene, the most absurd and screamingly funny of the whole play, Tweedlepujieh, as a strolling hard, and Ladv Holvrood, 'as a "host, terrifv Gilfain into a confession nf his theft of Florodora. and after he has made full restitution all the voting couples pair off as their hearts nictate. Florodora will he nrodneed m Hawera on Wednesday and Thursday. The box plan is now open at Everybody’s Sweet Shop.