Noël Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 1899 – 26 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".
Born in Teddington, south-west London, Coward attended a dance academy in London as a child, making his professional stage début at the age of eleven. As a teenager he was introduced into the high society in which most of his plays would be set. Coward achieved enduring success as a playwright, publishing more than 50 plays from his teens onwards. Many of his works, such as Hay Fever, Private Lives, Design for Living, Present Laughter and Blithe Spirit, have remained in the regular theatre repertoire. He composed hundreds of songs, in addition to well over a dozen musical theatre works (including the operetta Bitter Sweet and comic revues), screenplays, poetry, several volumes of short stories, the novel Pomp and Circumstance, and a three-volume autobiography. Coward's stage and film acting and directing career spanned six decades, during which he starred in many of his own works.
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Famous quotes by Noel Coward:
"Time has convinced me of one thing: Television is for appearing on - not for looking at"
"Dance, dance, dance little lady, / Leave tomorrow behind."
"It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit."
"If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday."
"I have a memory like an elephant. In fact, elephants often consult me."
"My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am all I have to work with, to play with, to suffer and to enjoy. It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but of my own. I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the better company I am for myself."
"Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade"
"I am not a heavy drinker. I can sometimes go for hours without touching a drop."
"Certain women should be struck regularly, like gongs"
"People are wrong when they say opera is not what it used to be. It is what it used to be. That is what's wrong with it."
Noël Coward
ALBUMS
- I Went to a Marvellous Party: His 45 Finest released: 2010
- Conversation Piece and Other Musical Plays released: 2007
- The Best of Noël Coward released: 2006
- Conversation Piece released: 2005
- Noël Coward in New York released: 2003
- Songs from the Musicals (Joan Sutherland, Noël Coward, National Philharmonic Orchestra, feat. conductor Richard Bonynge) released: 1999
- Centenary Celebration released: 1998
- The Noel Coward Album released: 1991
- Bitter Sweet released: 1969
- Bitter Sweet released: 1966
- At Las Vegas released: 1955
- Mad About the Boy released:
- The Songs of Noel Coward released:
- Sail Away (1962 original London cast) released:
- The Girl Who Came to Supper (1963 original Broadway cast) released:
- Pacific 1860 (original London cast) released:
- Noel and Gertie (original London cast) released:
- Legends of the 20th Century released:
- On the Air: Broadcasts 1944-48 released:
- The Masters' Voice released:
- A Room With a View released:
I Went to a Marvellous Party: His 45 Finest
Released 2010- Parisian Pierrot
- Poor Little Rich Girl
- A Room With a View
- Dance, Little Lady
- Lorelei
- World Weary
- I'll See You Again - Private Lives (feat. Gertrude Lawrence)
- I'll See You Again - Act 1 Love Scene
- I'll See You Again - Act 2 Love Scene (including Someday I'll Find You)
- Half-Caste Woman
- Any Little Fish
- Mad Dogs and Englishmen
- Twentieth Century Blues
- Something to do With Spring
- Mad About the Boy
- The Party's Over Now
- Conversation Piece - Scene (feat. Yvonne Printemps) (including I'll Follow My Secret Heart)
- Mrs. Worthington
- I Travel Alone
- Most of Ev'ry Day
- Shadow Play - Scene (feat. Gertrude Lawrence)
Conversation Piece and Other Musical Plays
Released 2007- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. Ladies and Gentlemen
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. Overture
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. The scene is laid in Brighton by the sea
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. Good morning, Rose
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. A cloud has passed across the sun
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. Go and dress
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. You ask me to have a discrete heart
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. I'll follow my secret heart
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. The Marquis of Sheere
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. It is a very nice day, is it not?
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. The Regent and his retinue
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. Regency rakes
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. Mademoiselle will be with you in a moment
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. Charming! Charming! Charming!
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. Soldiers!
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. The mother and father of dear Lord Sheere
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. I am the Duchess of Beneden
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. We British are an island race
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. Imagine a summer evening if you please
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. Through the darkening trees comes a lady in green
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. My dear Julia!
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. Bows are exchanged
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act One. The seventh!
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act Two. Once more the house, so modest, so discreet
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act Two. The tree is in the garden
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act Two. There's a lady downstairs to see you
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act Two. Do you think that is wise?
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act Two. Julia, Lord Sheere is our only definite proposal so far
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act Two. I'll follow my secret heart
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act Two. The melody that follows
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act Two. Whimsical Fate
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act Two. Please try to envisage a social occasion
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act Two. What a charming house
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act Two. Dear friends
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act Two. Thank you, my dear, for being so sweet to me
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act Two. C'est assez mensonge
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act Two. For the benefit of listeners
- Conversation Piece (1951), musical: Act Two. Well - I hope you are satisfied
The Best of Noël Coward
Released 2006- Play, Orchestra, Play
- A Room With a View
- A Bar on the Piccola Marina
- Poor Little Rich Girl
- Don't Put Your Daughter on the Stage Mrs. Worthington
- Dance Little Lady
- We Were So Young
- I'll See You Again
- Mad Dogs and Englishmen
- The Stately Homes of England
- Could You Please Oblige Us With a Bren Gun?
- London Pride
- Matelot
- Something to Do With Spring
- Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
- Where Are the Songs We Sung?
- Gypsy Melody
- Dearest Love
- Fare Thee Well
- World Weary
Conversation Piece
Released 2005- Overture: Medley from "Conversation Piece"
- Le Petit Giradere
- I'll Follow My Secret Heart
- Crossing the Chanel
- Brighton: Melanie's House
- The Same, Later
- The Drawing Room
- A Carriage Ride
- Lady Julia's House
- An Aria at the Reception
- Reception
- Melanie's Aria
- Le Petit Giradere: Nevermore
- I'll Follow My Secret Heart (Reprise)
- I'll Follow My Secret Heart
- Regency Rakes
- Charming, Charming
- Dear Little Soldiers
- There's Always Something Fishy About the French
- English Lesson
- Nevermore
Songs from the Musicals (Joan Sutherland, Noël Coward, National Philharmonic Orchestra, feat. conductor Richard Bonynge)
Released 1999- Conversation Piece: I'll Follow My Secret Heart
- Conversation Piece: Never More
- Conversation Piece: Melanie's Aria
- Conversation Piece: Charming, Charming
- Bitter Sweet: I'll See You Again
- Bitter Sweet: Zigeuner
- Operette: Dearest Love
- Operette: Where are the Songs We Sang
- Operette: Countess Mitzi
- After the Ball: I Knew that You Would be My Love
- Pacific 1860: Bright was the Day
- Bitter Sweet: This is a Changing World
Centenary Celebration
Released 1998- Mrs. Worthington
- Mad Dogs and Englishmen
- Zigeuner
- Mad About the Boy
- Honeymoon Scene... Some Day I'll Find You
- Has Anybody Seen Our Ship?
- I'll Follow My Secret Heart
- Twentieth Century Blues
- That Is the End of the News
- Parisian Pierrot
- Any Little Fish
- Dearest Love
- If Love Were All
- Don't Lets Be Beastly to the Germans
- I've Been to a Marvellous Party
- Something to Do With Spring
- Poor Little Rich Girl
- London Pride
- Where Are the Songs We Sung
- A Room With a View
- Dance Little Lady
- The Stately Homes of England
- I'll See You Again
- The Party's Over Now
The Noel Coward Album
Released 1991- Medley: I'll See You Again
- Medley: Dance, Little Lady
- Medley: Poor Little Rich Girl
- Medley: A Room With a View
- Medley: Someday I'll Find You
- Medley: I'll Follow My Secret Heart
- Medley: If Love Were All
- Medley: Play, Orchestra Play
- Uncle Harry
- Loch Lomond (Traditional)
- A Bar on the Piccola Marina
- World Weary
- Nina (Includes "Begin the Beguine")
- Mad Dogs and Englishmen
- Matelot
- Alice Is at It Again
- A Room With a View
- Let's Do It - Cole Porter; Noel Coward
- I Like America
- Louisa
- Half-Caste Woman
- I Went to a Marvellous Party
- Time and Again
- Why Must the Show Go On
- What's Going to Happen to the Tots
- Sail Away
- Wait a Bit, Joe
- Twentieth Century Blues
- The Party's Over Now
Mad About the Boy
- Mrs. Worthington
- World Weary
- Alice Is at It Again
- Some Day I'll Find You
- Mad Dogs and Englishmen
- Poor Little Rich Girl
- Uncle Henry
- I'll See You Again
- A Room With a View
- Time and Again
- There Are Bad Times Just Around the Corner
- London Pride
- Where Are the Songs We Sung?
- The Stately Homes of England
- Let's Say Goodbye
- The Last Time I Saw Paris
- Could You Please Oblige Us With a Bren Gun?
- Dance, Little Lady
- Don't Lets Be Beastly to the Germans
- Half-Caste Woman
- Gypsy Melody
The Songs of Noel Coward
- Mrs Worthington
- Parisian Pierrot
- There's Life in the Old Girl Yet
- Poor Little Rich Girl
- I'll See You Again
- If Love Were All
- Zigeuner
- A Room With a View
- Dance, Little Lady
- I'll Follow My Secret Heart
- Regency Rakes
- There's Always Something Fishy About the French
- Has Anybody Seen Our Ship?
- You Were There
- Someday I'll Find You
- Dearest Love
- The Stately Homes of England
- London Pride
- Any Little Fish
- Mad About the Boy
- Mad Dogs and Englishmen
- The Party's Over Now
Sail Away (1962 original London cast)
- Come to Me
- Sail Away
- Where Shall I Find Him?
- Beatnik Love Affair
- Later Than Spring
- The Passenger's Always Right
- Useless Useful Phrases
- Go Slow Johnny
- You're a Long, Long Way From America
- The Customer's Always Right
- Something Very Strange
- Don't Turn Away From Love
- Bronxville Darby and Joan
- When You Want Me
- Later Than Spring (reprise)
- Why Do the Wrong People Travel?
The Girl Who Came to Supper (1963 original Broadway cast)
- Act 1: Intro / Carpathian National Anthem / My Family Tree
- Act 1: I've Been Invited to a Party
- Act 1: When Foreign Princes Come to Visit Us
- Act 1: Sir or Ma'Am
- Act 1: Soliloquies
- Act 1: Lonely
- Act 1: London Is a Little Bit of All Right / What Ho, Mrs. Brisket...
- Act 1: Here and Now
- Act 2: Coronation Chorale
- Act 2: How Do You Do, Middle Age?
- Act 2: Curt, Clear and Concise
- Act 2: The Coconut Girl
- Act 2: This Time It's True Love
- Act 2: I'll Remember Her
Pacific 1860 (original London cast)
- His Excellency Regrets
- If I Were a Man / Uncle Harry
- Dear Madame Salvador / My Horse Has Cast a Shoe
- Bright Was the Day
- One, Two, Three / I Never Knew
- I Saw No Shadow
- Invitation to the Waltz
- I Wish I Wasn't Quite Such a Big Girl
- Pretty Little Bridesmaids / Mother's Lament
- This Is a Changing World
- Fumfumbolo
- This Is a Night for Lovers / The Toast Music / Finale
- Selection, Part 1
- Twin Soliloquies
- Finale / Some Enchanted Evening
- Selection, Part 2
Noel and Gertie (original London cast)
- Overture
- Someday I'll Find You
- Mrs. Worthington
- Touring Days
- Parisian Pierrot
- Dance Little Lady
- Play, Orchestra, Play
- We Were Dancing
- You Were There
- Has Anybody Seen Our Ship?
- Men About Town
- I Travel Alone
- Sail Away
- Why Must the Show Go On
- Come the Wild, Wild Weather
- I'll Remember Her
- I'll See You Again
- Curtain Music
- Someday I'll Find You
Legends of the 20th Century
- Any Little Fish
- Parisian Pierrot
- Dance Little Lady
- Private Lives
- A Room With a View
- Zigeuner
- I'll See You Again
- Poor Little Rich Girl
- Has Anyone Seen Our Ship
- Men About Town
- The Stately Homes of England
- You Were There
- We Were Dancing
- Most of Ev'ry Evening
- Sigh No More
- Mrs Worthington
- Mad Dogs and Englishmen
- London Pride
- Matelot
- Nina
- There Are Bad Times Just Around the Corner
- The Party's Over Now
On the Air: Broadcasts 1944-48
- Opening
- Medley - I'll See You Again, Someday I'll Find You, Let's Say Goodbye, I'll Follow My Secret Heart, I'll See You Again
- Lie in the Dark and Listen
- Fourth War Loan Drive
- Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans
- Closing - Any Bonds Today
- Opening - Someday I'll Find You
- Mad Dogs and Englishmen
- The Stately Homes of England
- London Pride
- His Excellency Regrets
- Where Are the Songs We Sung
- Nina
- Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans
- Mrs Worthington
- This Is a Changing World
- A Marvelous Party
- I Saw No Shadow on the Sea
- Uncle Harry
- Waltz Medley - I'll See You Again, Someday I'll Find You, Let's Say Goodbye, I'll Follow My Secret Heart, I'll See You Again
- Toast Speech From Cavalcade
- Closing Theme - I'll See You Again
The Masters' Voice
- Sigh No More
- I Wonder What Happened to Him
- Matelot
- Nina
- Never Again
- Wait a Bit, Joe
- Bright Was the Day
- This Is a Changing World
- His Excellency Regrets
- One, Two, Three
- Uncle Harry
- I Never Knew
- I Saw No Shadow
- Josephine
- Don't Make Fun of the Fair
- Sail Away
- Noel Coward Medley, Part 1
- Noel Coward Medley, Part 2
- Why Does Love Get in the Way?
- I Like America
- Time and Again
- There Are Bad Times Just Around the Corner
A Room With a View
- Stately Homes of England
- Mad Dogs and Englishmen
- Mrs. Worthington
- A Room With a View
- Lover of My Dreams (Mirabelle Waltz)
- Poor Little Rich Girl
- We Were So Young
- Gypsy Melody
- Dance, Little Lady
- Just Let Me Look at You
- Something to Do With Spring
- Dearest Love
- Fare Thee Well
- Where Are the Songs We Sung?
- Half Caste Woman
- I'll See You Again
- Play, Orchestra, Play
- Poor Little Rich Girl / Zigeuner / Dear Little Cafe / The Call of Life / Tokay / World Weary / Caballero / Green Carnations / I'll See You Again
Born: 1899-12-16
Died: 1973-03-26
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London Pride
by: Noel CowardLondon Pride has been handed down to us.
London Pride is a flower that's free.
London Pride means our own dear town to us,
And our pride it for ever will be.
Woa, Liza,
See the coster barrows,
Vegetable marrows
And the fruit piled high.
Woa, Liza,
Little London sparrows,
Covent Garden Market where the costers cry.
Cockney feet
Mark the beat of history.
Every street
Pins a memory down.
Nothing ever can quite replace
The grace of London Town.
INTERLUDE
There's a little city flower every spring unfailing
Growing in the crevices by some London railing,
Though it has a Latin name, in town and country-side
We in England call it London Pride.
London Pride has been handed down to us.
London Pride is a flower that's free.
London Pride means our own dear town to us,
And our pride it for ever will be.
Hey, lady,
When the day is dawning
See the policeman yawning
On his lonely beat.
Gay lady,
Mayfair in the morning,
Hear your footsteps echo in the empty street.
Early rain
And the pavement's glistening.
All Park Lane
In a shimmering gown.
Nothing ever could break or harm
The charm of London Town.
INTERLUDE
In our city darkened now, street and square and crescent,
We can feel our living past in our shadowed present,
Ghosts beside our starlit Thames
Who lived and loved and died
Keep throughout the ages London Pride.
London Pride has been handed down to us.
London Pride is a flower that's free.
London Pride means our own dear town to us,
And our pride it for ever will be.
Grey city
Stubbornly implanted,
Taken so for granted
For a thousand years.
Stay, city,
Smokily enchanted,
Cradle of our memories and hopes and fears.
Every Blitz
Your resistance
Toughening,
From the Ritz
To the Anchor and Crown,
Nothing ever could override
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