AustLit

'A bright young lad, Fitzwilliam Ferguson, has been sent to Australia by his rich uncle, Joseph Morgold. In his new home he becomes not only a 'dinky-di Aussie' but also a playwright. He meets a theatre manager called Hugh D. Collins ... and falls in love with his typist, Flo Hastings. Later his uncle, after a sudden illness, sends for him to take over the reins of his London business, promising to make him his heir providing that the playwright becomes a 'dude' - he must dress, speak and act like a young English gentleman. At the same time Flo's mother in England asks her to return home. So Fitzwilliam and Flo set sail on the same ship, carrying on the love affair they started in Australia. In London a Darby and Joan romance blossoms for Flo's mum and Fitz's uncle. Fitzwilliam decides that, as a 'dinkum Aussie,' he cannot adapt himself to become a 'dude'. He announces to his uncle that the deal is off. This, it turns out, is exactly what wily uncle Joseph wanted to hear - and so he confirms Fitz as his heir. By the final cutain, Flo has bcome a star in Fitzwilliam's play and - naturally - all ends happily for the young couple.

Source: Frank Van Straten, 'The Riddle of 'FFF,' A Forgotten Australian Musical Comedy' Australasian Music Research 6(2002): 108