Noël Coward on stage and screen explained

This is a list of works and appearances by the English playwright, actor, singer and songwriter Noël Coward.

Stage works

TitleDescriptionWrittenPremiere
The Last ChapterOne-act comedy19171917[1]
Woman and WhiskyOne-act play19181918[2]
The Rat TrapPlay in four acts19181926[3]
I'll Leave It to YouLight comedy in three acts19191920[4]
The Young IdeaComedy of youth in three acts19211922[5]
SiroccoPlay in three acts19211927[6] [7]
The Better HalfComedy in one act19211922[8]
The Queen Was in the ParlourPlay in three acts19221926[9]
Mild OatsPlay in one act1922Unknown
London Calling!Revue1922–231923
WeatherwiseComedy in two scenes19231932[10]
Fallen AngelsComedy in three acts19231925[11]
The VortexPlay in three acts19231924[12]
Hay FeverComedy in three acts19241925[13]
Easy VirtuePlay in three acts19241925[14]
On with the DanceRevue1924–251925[15]
Semi-MondePlay in three acts19261977[16]
This Was a ManComedy in three acts19261926[17]
The MarquiseComedy in three acts19261927[18]
Home ChatPlay in three acts19271927[19]
This Year of GraceRevue1927–281928
Bitter SweetOperetta1928–291929[20]
Private LivesIntimate comedy in three acts19291930[21]
Post-MortemPlay in eight scenes19301992
CavalcadePlay in three parts1930–311931[22]
Words and MusicRevue19321932[23]
Design For LivingComedy in three acts19321933[24]
Conversation PieceRomantic comedy with music19331934[25]
Point ValainePlay in three acts19341934[26]
Tonight at 8.30
Cycle of ten short plays, presented in groups of three:
We Were DancingComedy in two scenes19351935[27]
The Astonished HeartPlay in six scenes19351935
Red PeppersInterlude with music19351935
Hands Across the SeaLight comedy in one scene19351935[28]
Fumed OakUnpleasant comedy in two scenes19351935[29]
Shadow PlayPlay with music19351935[30]
Family AlbumVictorian comedy with music19351935[31]
Star ChamberLight comedy in one act19361936[32]
Ways and MeansComedy in three scenes19361936[33]
Still LifePlay in five scenes19361936[34]
OperetteMusical play19371938[35]
Set to MusicRevue19381939[36]
Present LaughterPlay in three acts19391942
This Happy BreedPlay in three acts19391942[37]
Blithe SpiritPlay in three acts19411941[38]
Sigh No MoreRevue19451945[39]
Pacific 1860Musical romance19461946[40]
Peace In Our TimePlay in two acts19461947[41]
Long Island SoundComedy of manners in two acts19471989[42]
Ace of ClubsMusical play19491950[43]
South Sea BubbleComedy in three acts19491951
Relative ValuesLight comedy in three acts19511951
QuadrilleRomantic comedy in three acts1951–521952[44]
After the BallMusical play19531954
Nude with ViolinComedy in three acts19541956[45]
VolcanoPlay in two acts19572002
Look After Lulu!Three-act farce adapted from Georges Feydeau19581959[46]
Waiting in the WingsPlay in three acts1959–601960[47]
Sail AwayMusical comedy1959–601961[48]
The Girl Who Came to SupperMusical comedy19631963
Suite in Three Keys
Trilogy comprising:
A Song at TwilightPlay in two scenes19651966[49]
Shadows of the EveningPlay in two scenes19651966
Come Into the Garden, MaudPlay in two scenes19651966
Star QualityComedy in three acts19671985
Cowardy CustardRevueVarious1972
Oh, Coward!RevueVarious1972

Stage appearances

London, except where stated otherwise

YearRoleVenue
1911Prince Mussel in The Goldfish by Lila FieldLittle, Royal Court Theatre, Crystal Palace
Cannard in The Great Name by Charles HawtreyPrince of Wales
William in Where the Rainbow Ends by Clifford Mills and John RamseySavoy
1912Mushroom in An Autumn Idyll by Ruby GinnerSavoy
The Boy in A Little Fowl Play, by Harold OwenLondon Coliseum
William in Where the Rainbow EndsGarrick
1913An Angel in Hannele by Gerhart HauptmannLiverpool Playhouse and Gaiety, Manchester
Tommy in War in the Air by Frank DupreeLondon Palladium
Understudy for Reginald Sheffield as Buster in Never Say Die by W. H. PostApollo
Charity matinee of A Little Fowl PlayLondon Opera House
Slightly in Peter Pan, by J. M. BarrieDuke of York's
1914Toured as Slightly in Peter Pan
1915Slightly in Peter PanDuke of York's
The Slacker in Where the Rainbow EndsGarrick
1916Charles Wykeham in Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomastour
Basil Pyecroft in The Light Blues, by Mark Ambient and Jack Hulbert (and understudy to Hulbert)Shaftesbury
Professional dancer with Eileen Denis at the Elysée restaurant
Jack Morrison in The Happy Family, by Cecil Aldin and Adrian RossPrince of Wales
1917Leicester Boyd in Wild Heather, by Dorothy BrandonGaiety, Manchester
Ripley Guildford in The Saving Grace, by Haddon ChambersGarrick
1918Courtney Bourner in Scandal by Cosmond HarrisonStrand
1919Ralph in The Knight of the Burning Pestle, by Francis BeaumontBirmingham Repertory
1920Bobbie Dermott in his own play, I'll Leave It to YouGaiety Manchester and New
Ralph in The Knight of the Burning PestleKingsway
1921Clay Collins in Polly with a Past, by George Middleton and Guy BoltonSt James's
1922Sholto Brent in his own play, The Young IdeaPrince's Theatre, Bristol, and tour
1923Sholto BrentSavoy
Appeared in London Calling! (of which he was co-author)Duke of York's
1924Nicky Lancaster in his own play, The VortexEveryman Hampstead and Royalty
1925Nicky LancasterComedy, Little, Henry Miller's, New York
1926Lewis Dodd in The Constant Nymph, by Margaret Kennedy and Basil DeanNew
1928Clark Storey in The Second Man, by S. N. BehrmanPlayhouse Theatre
Appeared in his own revue, This Year of GraceBaltimore, and Selwyn Theatre, New York
1930Captain Stanhope in Journey's End, by R. C. SherriffVictoria. Singapore
Elyot Chase in his own play Private LivesTour and Phoenix.
Fred in his own sketch Some Other Private Lives (charity matinee)Hippodrome
1931Elyot Chase in Private LivesTimes Square, New York
1933Leo in his own play, Design for LivingHanna Cleveland and Ethel Barrymore, New York
1934Paul, Duc de Chaucigny-Varennes, in his own operetta, Conversation PieceHis Majesty's
1935Pre-London tour in his own one-act plays, Tonight at 8.30
1936Appeared in the ten plays of Tonight at 8.30Phoenix
Appeared in the same plays (with the exception of Star Chamber)National, New York
1942Charles Condomine in his own play, Blithe Spirit.St James's
Toured in "Noël Coward's Play Parade" as Charles Condomine and as Garry Essendine and Frank Gibbons in his own plays, Present Laughter and This Happy Breed
1943Garry Essendine in Present Laughter and Frank Gibbons in This Happy BreedHaymarket
1945Two performances in his own revue, Sigh No More.Piccadilly
1947Garry Essendine in revival of Present LaughterHaymarket
1948Three performances in Tonight at 8.30 (Hands Across the Sea, Shadow Play and Fumed Oak) during US tour.
Appeared as Max Aramont in Joyeux Chagrins, the French translation of his Present LaughterThéâtre Édouard VII, Paris
1951Concert, performing his own songs as try-out for London season (below)Theatre Royal, Brighton
Solo cabaret season (October)Café de Paris
1952Two cabaret performances with Mary Martin in aid of the Actors' Orphanage (January and November)Café de Paris
Second solo cabaret season (June)Café de Paris
1953King Magnus in The Apple Cart, by Bernard ShawHaymarket
Third London solo cabaret seasonCafé de Paris
Appeared in Stars at Midnight, one-off performance in aid of the Actors' OrphanagePalladium
1954Introduced Marlene Dietrich's cabaret actCafé de Paris
Appeared in Night of 100 Stars, in aid of the Actors' OrphanagePalladium
Fourth and final London solo cabaret seasonCafé de Paris
Appeared at the Royal Variety PerformancePalladium
1955Solo cabaret season at the Desert Inn, Las Vegas
1956Narrated Ogden Nash's verses for Carnival of the AnimalsCarnegie Hall, New York
1957Sebastien in his own Nude with ViolinTour and Belasco Theatre New York and second tour
1958Garry Essendine in Present LaughterBelasco Theatre and tour
Appeared in Night of 100 Stars, in aid of the Actors' OrphanagePalladium
Appeared in gala cabaret in Nice
1966Appeared in his own Suite in Three Keys as Sir Hugo Latymer (A Song at Twilight), George Hilgay (Shadows of the Evening) and Verner Conklin (Come Into the Garden, Maud)Queen's

Source: Mander and Mitchenson.[50]

Songs

Coward wrote more than three hundred songs. The Noël Coward Society's website, drawing on performing statistics from the publishers and the Performing Rights Society, names "Mad About the Boy" (from Words and Music) as Coward's most popular song, followed, in order, by:

In the society's second tier of favourites are:

Cinema

Adaptations and original films

Actor

Notes, references and sources

Sources

. Charles Castle . 1972 . Noël . London . W H Allen . 978-0-491-00534-0 .

Notes and References

  1. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 25
  2. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 26
  3. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 28
  4. "I'll Leave It to You", The Times, 22 July 1920, p. 10; and Mander and Mitchenson, p. 36
  5. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 43
  6. "Daly's Theatre", The Times, 25 November 1927, p. 14
  7. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 52
  8. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 62
  9. Ervine, St John. "At the Play", The Observer, 29 August 1926, p. 9; and Mander and Mitchenson, p. 65
  10. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 81
  11. "Globe Theatre", The Times, 22 April 1925, p. 12; and Mander and Mitchenson, p. 83
  12. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 92
  13. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 103
  14. "Duke of York's Theatre", The Times, 10 June 1926, p. 14; and Mander and Mitchenson, p. 114
  15. "On with the Dance", The Times, 1 May 1925, p. 12
  16. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 140
  17. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 144
  18. "Criterion Theatre", The Times, 17 February 1927, p. 12; and Mander and Mitchenson, p. 156
  19. "Duke of York's Theatre", The Times, 26 October 1927, p. 12; and Mander and Mitchenson, p. 166
  20. "Bitter Sweet", The Times, 19 July 1929, p. 12
  21. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 208
  22. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 228
  23. "Mr Coward's Revue", The Times, 17 September 1932, p. 8; and Mander and Mitchenson, p. 240
  24. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 249
  25. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 260
  26. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 271
  27. "Theatres", The Manchester Guardian, 16 October 1935, p. 11; and "To-night at 8.30", The Times, 20 August 1935, p. 10
  28. "Theatres", The Manchester Guardian, 19 October 1935, p. 15; and Mander and Mitchenson, p. 297
  29. "Theatres", The Manchester Guardian, 19 October 1935, p. 15; and Mander and Mitchenson, p. 300
  30. "Theatres", The Manchester Guardian, 19 October 1935, p. 15; and Mander and Mitchenson, p. 303
  31. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 306
  32. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 308
  33. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 311
  34. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 313
  35. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 326
  36. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 339
  37. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 357
  38. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 366
  39. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 378
  40. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 384
  41. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 395
  42. https://www.noelcoward.com/works "Plays"
  43. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 419
  44. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 440
  45. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 460
  46. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 469
  47. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 481
  48. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 489
  49. Mander and Mitchenson, p. 513
  50. Mander and Mitchenson, Appendix 4, pp. 590–593
  51. http://www.noelcowardmusic.com/ncmi/appendices/appendix3.html "Appendix 3 (The Relative Popularity of Coward's Works)"
  52. http://infotrac.galegroup.com/galenet/wes_ttda?cause=http%3A%2F%2Fgalenet.galegroup.com%2Fservlet%2FGLD%2Fform%3FlocID%3Dwes_ttda%26l%3D2&cont=&sev=temp&type=session&sserv=no Contemporary Authors Online

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