Flora Paige Johnson, the star
The American actress Flora Paige Johnson has conquered city after city with her touring production of Princess of Byzantium, a spectacular historical epic written especially for her by none other than Maurice de Pamplemousse.
So great is her success that when she arrived in Paris, both Sarah Bernhardt and Eleonora Duse left town for the duration.
Every couturier along the way has hoped to dress her. More than a few have tried–and failed. Flora knows exactly what she wants, and knows how to get exactly what she wants. And although she travels by private train car, she hasn’t room in the luggage for anything less.
The most famous names have sent her flowers, chocolates, sketches, swatches. She looks at the sketches (while eating the chocolates) and feels…bored. It is all so much more of the same.
Perhaps it is time to search among the less famous names?