Beatrice Lillie
Beatrice Gladys "Bea" Lillie (May 29, 1894 – January 20, 1989) was a Canadian-born British actress, singer and comedic performer.
She began to perform as a child with her mother and sister. She made her West End debut in the 1914 and soon gained notice in revues and light comedies, becoming known for her parodies of old-fashioned, flowery performing styles and absurd songs and sketches. She debuted in New York in 1924 and two years later starred in her first film, continuing to perform in both the US and UK. She was associated with the works of Noël Coward and Cole Porter. During World War II, Lillie was an inveterate entertainer of the troops. She won a Tony Award in 1953 for her revue An Evening With Beatrice Lillie.
Early career
Lillie was born in Toronto to John Lillie and wife Lucie-Ann Shaw. Her father had been a British Army officer in India and later was a Canadian government official. Her mother was a concert singer. Beatrice performed in other Ontario towns as part of a family trio with her mother and older sister, Muriel. Eventually, her mother, Lucie, took the girls to London, England where she made her West End debut in the 1914 Not Likely. She was noted primarily for her stage work in revues, especially those staged by André Charlot, and light comedies, and was frequently paired with Gertrude Lawrence, Bert Lahr and Jack Haley.
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ALBUMS
- The Music of Broadway: 1939 released: 2000
- Original Cast! 100 Years of the American Musical Theater: Visitors From Abroad released: 1996
- In Town Tonight: 25 Nostalgic Threatre and Cabaret Songs released: 1996
- Showstoppers: Various released: 1989
- Peter and the Wolf (S. Prokofiev)/Carnival of the Animals (C. Saint-Saens) released:
The Music of Broadway: 1939
Released 2000- Set to Music: Three White Feathers
- Set to Music: Weary of It All
- Set to Music: Marvelous Party
- Set to Music: Mad About the Boy (Cockney Maid version)
- Set to Music: Mad About the Boy (School Girl version)
- Set to Music: Never Again
- One for the Money: Teeter Totter Tessie
- One for the Money: I Hate Spring
- Stars in Your Eyes: This Is It
- Stars in Your Eyes: Just a Little Bit More
- Stars in Your Eyes: It's All Yours
- Stars in Your Eyes: All the Time
- Stars in Your Eyes: A Lady Needs a Change
- Stars in Your Eyes: Terribly Attractive
- Stars in Your Eyes: I'll Pay the Check
- The Streets of Paris: Robert the Roue
- The Streets of Paris: Is It Possible?
- The Streets of Paris: We Can Live on Love
- The Streets of Paris: Three Little Maids
- The Streets of Paris: Rendezvous Time in Paree
Original Cast! 100 Years of the American Musical Theater: Visitors From Abroad
Released 1996- Tell Me, Pretty Maiden
- A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You
- Poor Little Rich Girl
- A Room With a View
- Dance Little Lady
- I Give My Heart
- I'll Follow My Secret Heart
- You Were There
- A Bar on the Piccola Marina
- Pirate Jenny
- Solomon Song
- The Boy Friend
- A Room in Bloomsbury
- Valse Milieu
- Our Language of Love
- Once in a Lifetime
- Consider Yourself
- As Long as He Needs Me
- Half a Sixpence
- On a Wonderful Day Like Today
- Who Can I Turn To? (When Nobody Needs Me)
- If I Ruled the World
In Town Tonight: 25 Nostalgic Threatre and Cabaret Songs
Released 1996- London Pride
- Someday I'll Find You
- Home Town
- Walter, Walter, Lead Me to the Altar
- Goodnight, Vienna
- Mad About the Boy
- Everything's in Rhythm with My Heart
- Mae Time
- Dancing in the Dark
- Mad Dogs and Englishmen
- Auf Wiedersehen, Sweetheart
- Sophisticated Lady
- Broadway Melody
- Free
- Little Betty Bouncer
- My Sweet Virginia
- Shirts
- The Little Silkworm
- My Sweet
- When I Grow Too Old to Dream
- You Were Meant for Me
- I Wanna be Loved
- Rain on the Roof
- Simon the Bootlegger
- You're Blase
Showstoppers: Various
Released 1989- Second Hand Rose
- That Haunting Melody
- Turn Off Your Light, Mr. Moon Man
- Life's a Funny Proposition After All
- I've Got Rings on My Fingers
- Song of the Vagabonds
- Like He Loves Me
- Varsity Drag
- Bill
- Ol' Man River
- Tips on the Stock Market
- I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
- Night and Day
- Tokay; World Weary; Caballera; Green Carnations; I'll See You Again
- Harlem on My Mind
- Stormy Weather
- You're the Top
- You and the Night and the Music
- I Got Plenty O' Nuttin
- My Ship
Born: 1894-05-29
Died: 1989-01-20
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Potter's Wheel
by: John DenverThe world is fast becoming younger
The news is all they’ve ever known
They’ve seen the wars, the hurt, the hunger
How will they choose when they are grown
What do you tell forever’s children
When it’s their turn to hurt and heal
Whatever spins a grim tornedo
Can also turn a potters wheel
Take a little clay
Put it on a wheel
Get a little hint
How God must feel
Give a little turn
Listen to a spin
Make it into the shape
You want it in
Tell with your life the bloody story
Teach to they’re dreams not burning steel
It’s not in bombs where lies the glory
But in what’s shattered on the field
The potter’s wheel takes love and caring
Skill and patience fast and slow
The works it makes are easily broken
Once they survive the potter’s throw
Take a little clay
Put it on a wheel
Get a little hint
How God must feel
Give a little turn
Listen to a spin
Make it into the shape
You want it in
Some day some children will be digging
In some long forgotten ground
And they’ll find our civilisation
Or what’s left of it to be found
They’ll find the weapons of destruction
But buried deeper in the hole
They’ll find a message and a promise
In the sand, the potter’s bowl
Take a little clay
Put it on a wheel
Get a little hint
How God must feel
Give a little turn
Listen to a spin
Make it into the shape
You want it in
Earth and fire and wind conspire