Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Don't Put your Daughter on the Stage, Mrs Worthington and over 250 more lyrics from Coward's musical masterpieces. Noël Coward is one of the greatest lyricists of the twentieth century. Songs such as A Room with a View, The Stately Homes of England, Mad Dogs and Englishmen and Mrs Worthington are known, sung and loved the world over. This edition gathers together over 250 of Coward's lyrics, arranged in chronological order and grouped by show. In addition, these masterpieces of verse are accompanied by an introduction and notes from the Master himself.

Celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of a prolific and talented songwriter. His lyrics seduced and satirized the lives of the Smart Set, depicting the world of high society and its high jinks. Some 475 songs are collected, with some published for the first time, and illustrated with 279 bandw photos and drawings, many from Coward's personal albums, as well as programs, sheet musics, photos from original productions and revivals, and Coward's own handwritten manuscripts. Text by the author, augmented by Coward's own comments, sets the songs in context of their productions and their times. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Verzameling liedjesteksten van de homoseksuele Noel Coward.

Includes over 200 newly found lyrics. This is the first time that thecomplete lyrics of Noël Coward have been published together. Includessheet music, programmes and photos from original productions. Thismagnificent collection of over 500 lyrics, richly illustrated with over200 photographs, will lead the way in celebrating the centenary ofCoward's birth in 1999. Some 220 new lyrics and additional verses forexisting songs have been discovered by Barry Day and are publishedhere for the first time, along with Day's commentaries about thegenesis and context for all the material. This volume made newsheadlines when it was revealed that a whole cache of new lyrics werediscovered in a Swiss bank vault. No one knew that Noël Coward hadwritten so much undiscovered material. The great popularlyricists of the twentieth century can be counted on the fingers of onehand - Lorenz Hart, Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Oscar Hammersmith . . .and Noël Coward.

Verzameling liedjesteksten van de homoseksuele Noel Coward.