The letters of Noël Coward / / edited by Barry Day

• Pubblicazione: London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, , 2007; ©2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (797 p.)
• Disciplina: 822.912
• Soggetto topico: Dramatists, English - 20th century; Actors - Great Britain
• Persona (resp. second.): DayBarry
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Preface; PART ONE: "BEGINNERS, PLEASE!"; 1. The Boy Actor; 2. "I Like America"; 3. "Dance, Dance, Dance, Little Lady"; INTERMISSION: DAB AND LORNIE; 4. The Vortex; 5. "Why Must the Show Go On?"; 6. "I'm World Weary, World Weary"; PART TWO: THE YEARS OF GRACE; 7. This Year of Grace!; 8. "Mad Dogs and Englishmen"; INTERMISSION: GERTRUDE LAWRENCE; 9. Private Lives; INTERMISSION: PLAY PARADE; 10. Cavalcade; 11. Noël & Alfred & Lynn . . . and Their Design for Living; 12. Conversation Piece . . . and Missing the Point ; 13. The Scoundrel . . . and Still Traveling AloneINTERMISSION: MARLENE DIETRICH; 14. Tonight at 8:30; 15. Operette . . . and Straws in the Wind; PART THREE: NOËL'S WAR; 16. World War II: "Twentieth Century Blues"; 17. "Then Along Came Bill"; 18. World War II: "Faraway Land"; 19. World War II: "In Which We Serve"; 20. World War II: "I Travel Alone"; PART FOUR: SHADOW PLAY; 21. Sigh Once More . . . and a Storm in the Pacific; 22. The Fallow Forties; INTERMISSION: A QUADRILLE . . . FOR TWO; 23. . . . and the Fitful Fifties; 24. Nescafé Society . . . and the Small Screen ; 25. Bubbles . . . and Nudes26. A Different Sky . . . and a Look at Lulu; 27. A Visit to "Greeneland" . . . via Havana; 28. Wings . . . and Sails; INTERMISSION: A CHATTER OF CHUMS; 29. Girls . . . and Spirits; 30. "Dad's Renaissance"; 31. Songs at Twilight; 32. Shadow of Evening; Permissions and Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: ''A uniquely charming and enticing journey through a remarkable life. Coward''s own record is made all the more delightful by the wise and helpful interpolations of Barry Day, the soundest authority on the Master that there is.'' Stephen Fry ''Precise, witty, remarkably observed and gloriously English'' Dame Judi Dench ''Barry Day''s analysis is both perceptive and irresistible'' Lord Richard Attenborough With virtually all the letters in this volume previously unpublished - this is a revealing new insight into the private life of a legendary figure. Coward''s multi-faceted talent as an a
• Titolo autorizzato: The letters of Noël Coward
• ISBN: 1-4081-4768-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786887903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Diaries, Letters and Essays