Blithe Spirit, Hay Fever, Private Lives: Three PlaysFilled with languid aristocrats trading witticisms as they wait for martinis, this collection of three Noel Coward plays encapsulates the qualities that made him one of the most popular playwrights of the 1930s and '40s and one of the great personalities of the century. In Blithe Spirit, Charles Condomine receives a visit from his first wife, Elvira. Unfortunately, Elvira is now a ghost and Charles has, understandably, moved on and married Ruth. The bohemian protagonists of Hay Fever wreak emotional havoc on a house full of weekend visitors. In Private Lives, a recently divorced couple find themselves in adjoining hotel rooms while on honeymoon with their new spouses. |
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... afraid we've drawn a blank . . . Can't you think of anyone else ? Rack your brains ... RUTH [ helpfully ] : It might be old Mrs. Plummet , you know- she died on Whit Monday ... CHARLES : I can't imagine why old Mrs. Plummet should wish ...
... afraid we've drawn a blank . . . Can't you think of anyone else ? Rack your brains ... RUTH [ helpfully ] : It might be old Mrs. Plummet , you know- she died on Whit Monday ... CHARLES : I can't imagine why old Mrs. Plummet should wish ...
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... afraid to say anything now , in case you think I'm only being correct . But you are correct . I wish you'd teach Simon to be correct too . RICHARD : It would be uphill work , I'm afraid . SOREL : Why , don't you like him ? RICHARD : I ...
... afraid to say anything now , in case you think I'm only being correct . But you are correct . I wish you'd teach Simon to be correct too . RICHARD : It would be uphill work , I'm afraid . SOREL : Why , don't you like him ? RICHARD : I ...
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... afraid of him . AMANDA : Neither am I. It isn't a question of being afraid . It's just a horrible awkward situation . I'm damned if I can see why our whole honeymoon should be upset by Elyot . AMANDA : My last one was . VICTOR : I don't ...
... afraid of him . AMANDA : Neither am I. It isn't a question of being afraid . It's just a horrible awkward situation . I'm damned if I can see why our whole honeymoon should be upset by Elyot . AMANDA : My last one was . VICTOR : I don't ...
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afraid AMANDA anyhow awfully beastly behaved believe better BLISS Blithe Spirit BRADMAN Budleigh Salterton certainly charming cigarette CLARA cocktail comes Condomine Coryton course curtain damned darling DAVID dead dinner door drink EDITH ELVIRA ELYOT everything feel forgive funny garden Gertrude Lawrence give goes gramophone Greatham hand happened Hartley Manners Hay Fever hell hope husband irritably JACKIE JUDITH kiss laugh Laura Hope Crews Laurence Olivier listen look MADAME ARCATI Madge Kennedy Mandy married mean mind morning Mother Myra Arundel never nice night Noel Coward Oh dear Otto Kruger pause perfectly piano play poltergeist poor PRIVATE LIVES remember RICHARD RUTH Sandy Tyrell scene séance SIBYL silly SIMON sofa Sollocks SOREL sorry sort stay stop sure sweet talk tell Thank There's thing trance tray upset VICTOR window wish woman wonder Yes'm