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In the Shade of the Palm

From the musical comedy Florodora:
Words and music by "Leslie Stuart" (Tom Barrett);
book by "Owen Hall" (James Davis)

Composer Biographies

"Leslie Stuart" (Tom Barrett)

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"Owen Hall" (James Davis)

The librettist of Florodora, James Davis (said to have chosen his pen name "Owen Hall" because he was perpetually owing all) offers an intriguing Irish/Jewish/musical association — he was born in Dublin of a Jewish father. Trained as a barrister, he wrote his first libretto on a bet; although his theatrical successes made him several fortunes, he spent them all and died as he had lived, true to his nom de plume.

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