{"product_id":"coward-plays-7-quadrille-peace-in-our-time-tonight-at-8-30-iii-paperback","title":"Coward Plays: 7: Quadrille; 'Peace in Our Time'; Tonight at 8.30 (III) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNoël Coward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Seventh volume in the Coward Collection. On \u003ci\u003eQuadrille\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Miss Fontanne plays the madcap Marchioness with the\u003cbr\u003ecrackle and sheen of a five-pound note. Her eyes mock marvelously, her\u003cbr\u003evoice cuts like a knife into a wedding cake, and the scene in Act\u003cbr\u003eThree, on the eve of her elopement with Mr. Lung, is as delicious as\u003cbr\u003ecrushed ice.\" \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e, 1952. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The idea of \u003ci\u003ePeace in Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e\", \u003cbr\u003eCoward wrote \"was conceived in Paris shortly after the Liberation. . .\u003cbr\u003eI began to suspect that the physical effect of four years intermittent\u003cbr\u003ebombing is far less damaging to the intrinsic character of a nation\u003cbr\u003ethan the spiritual effect of four years enemy occupation.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003evolume also contains four pieces from the \u003ci\u003eTonight at 8.30\u003c\/i\u003e sequence: \u003ci\u003eWe\u003cbr\u003eWere Dancing\u003c\/i\u003e \"provides a marvelously compact illustration of the way\u003cbr\u003ethe English public school spirit prevails even in moments of strenuous\u003cbr\u003epassion.\" \"\u003ci\u003eShadow Play\u003c\/i\u003e is a musical fantasy. . . which gave Gertie and\u003cbr\u003eme a chance to sing as romantically as we could, dance in the moonlight\u003cbr\u003eand, we hoped, convince the audience that we were very fascinating\u003cbr\u003eindeed\"; and \"\u003ci\u003eFamily Album\u003c\/i\u003e - a sly satire on Victorian hypocrisy, \u003cbr\u003eadorned with an unobtrusive but agreeable musical score. It was\u003cbr\u003estylised both in its decor and its performance, was a joy to play and\u003cbr\u003eprovided the whole talented company with good parts.\" \u003ci\u003eStar Chamber\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cbr\u003eclosely based on Coward's experiences trying to co-ordinate his Actors'\u003cbr\u003eOrphanage charity committee, is published here for the first time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoël Coward was born in 1899 in Teddington, Middlesex. He made his name as a playwright with \u003ci\u003eThe Vortex\u003c\/i\u003e (1924), in which he also appeared. His numerous other successful plays included \u003ci\u003eFallen Angels\u003c\/i\u003e (1925), \u003ci\u003eHay Fever\u003c\/i\u003e (1925), \u003ci\u003ePrivate Lives\u003c\/i\u003e (1933), \u003ci\u003eDesign for Living\u003c\/i\u003e (1933) and \u003ci\u003eBlithe Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e (1941). During the war he wrote screenplays such as \u003ci\u003eBrief Encounter\u003c\/i\u003e (1944) and \u003ci\u003eIn Which We Serve\u003c\/i\u003e (1942). In the fifties he began a new career as a cabaret entertainer. He published volumes of verse and a novel (\u003ci\u003ePomp and Circumstance\u003c\/i\u003e, 1960), two volumes of autobiography and four volumes of short stories: \u003ci\u003eTo Step Aside\u003c\/i\u003e (1939), \u003ci\u003eStar Quality\u003c\/i\u003e (1951), \u003ci\u003ePretty Polly Barlow\u003c\/i\u003e (1964) and \u003ci\u003eBon Voyage\u003c\/i\u003e (1967). He was knighted in 1970 and died three years later in Jamaica.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42149306630224,"sku":"9780413734006","price":54.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/eCswUHBHVFd6YnFBZWl2b2ZvNzBDUT09.webp?v=1774687792","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/coward-plays-7-quadrille-peace-in-our-time-tonight-at-8-30-iii-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}