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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Dated But Of Interest To Coward Fans Theatre HistoriansBy Gary F. TaylorNoel Coward (1899-1973) is today best recalled for the acid-etched hilarity of such comedies as HAY FEVER, , BLITHE SPIRIT and DESIGN FOR LIVING--but possibly the play which was most successful during his lifetime was 1931's CAVALCADE, an epic drama depicting changes in England over the course of some thirty years. With an incredibly large cast and a sweeping storyline that encompassed everything from the death of to the sinking of the Titanic, the play was received by London as celebration of all things British, was highly lauded by the critics, and did a tremendous business at the box office.The play follows the fortunes of two families, the "upstairs" Marryots and the "downstairs" Bridges. With the dawn of the 20th Century, both families are swept into the Boer War--and from then from historical event to another, often with tragic results. Given the temper of , it is easy to see why the play was well received; even so, and in spite of its patriotic edges, CAVALCADE is a remarkably bitter play that ends not on a note celebration but of utter uncertainty.It is also a remarkably dated play. Given the scope of the story, the characters inevitably feel superficial, and the episodic nature of the show's structure seems to creak at the joints. It is worth noting that there has never been a major revival of the play. There was, however a film: directed by Frank Lloyd and starring such notables as Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook, and Una O'Connor, the film follows the original playscript with remarkable accuracy, and although it too feels quite dated it nonetheless preserves an idea of what all the fuss was about.Given its dated quality, this is not really a play that many will read for pleasure; still, it will be of great interest to serious play-readers, who will be impressed by its scope.GFT, ReviewerIn memory of Cujo, 1992-2005An Orange Cat and a Dear and Faithful Companion, Greatly Missed

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About the AuthorNoel Coward was born in 1899 in Teddington, Middlesex. He made his name as a playwright with The Vortex (1924), in which he also appeared. His numerous other successful plays included Fallen Angels (1925), Hay Fever (1925), Private Lives (1933), Design for Living (1933), and Blithe Spirit (1941). During the war he wrote screenplays such as Brief Encounter (1944) and This Happy Breed (1942). In the fifties he started a new career as a cabaret entertainer. He published volumes of verse and a novel, Pomp and Circumstance (1960), two volumes of autobiography, and four volumes of short stories: To Step Aside (1939), Star Quality (1951), Pretty Polly Barlow (1964), and Bon Voyage (l967). Coward was knighted in 1970 and died three years later in Jamaica.

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