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Show BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTION ' I "FLORAJELLA" ; j John Cort'a beautiful production of "Flora Bella," tho Now York Caslna Russian musical comedy buc- '; cess, book by Felix Boermann revised re-vised and adapted by Cosmo Hamilton Hamil-ton and Dorothy Dannolly, lyrics by Percy Waxman, and scoro by Charles Cuvilllor and Milton Schwarzwald, with Miss Eleanor Henry and a select cast and picked chorus will como to tho Lyric theatre, Tuesday, July 17. fll Tho story Is a typical Russian ar- IJI rangoment, with a real plot of ab- IB sorblng intorost, abounding In clean H cut brilliant comedy. Tho play Js ' B constructed along new linos to amuso j(j and entertain from the ascent of tho jj curtain to tho flnalo of the last act, ', M and In this tho authors and composors J of both book nnd score have been 1 M highly successful. Probably no mu- i m steal comedy In tho past ten years, '" productlvo as they havo been In this J S direction, Is comparablo with "Flora ' Bella," in tho profusion of clover dl- , j alogue, Bparkllng tunes and trlppllng ( I molodles, and If you havo a hoart and ' a mind for brilliant musical Insplra- J d tlons to set your feet going, "Flora II Bolla, should bo your mecca. Popu- !j lar among tho twenty song hits aro "Good-Day, Good-Night," "It Is Very ' tl Hard to Bring Up Father," "Cat and . 1 Mouse," "Young Men, Tako a Tip ,H From Mo," "Lovo Is a Danco," j,H "Flora Bella," "You're thb Girl," jj. "Glvo Mo All of You," "Adam," and i'jj IB "Creep, Creep, Tho World's Asleop." jfl Tho costuming of ho play Is tha fl most pretentious undertaking by I musical comedy producers In years. .; i Tho gowns worn by Miss Eleanor J l Henry are the most stunning and l costly Parisian creations of tho the- A atrlcol season, a goodly sum being (t B invested in Miss Henry's gowns j alono. 'LI Tho costumes worn by tho chorui B as well as the principals aro not du- Jfl pllcates, but stunning, handsome cro- iflj atlons of French design nnd work- ' BJ manshlp. mw In scenlo production, which Is by fll tho famous Joseph Urban, and olec- nfl trlcal effects, "Flora Bella" will out- IB rival any other musical comedy of jj flj this season. It comes to this city l m with practically tho orlglnat cast, on- 'UB Bomblod nnd orchestra Intact. Tho ihl ontlro production was stogod under lflj tho porsonal direction of tho noted till theatrical figure, Richard Ordynskl. 'H mtm -111 |