A special annoucement from The Noël Coward Society - October 2005 PRESS Dame stopMaggie Smith at Society Event at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Dame Maggie Smith has agreed be our celebrity guest at the annual flower-laying ceremony at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. We hope she will also join us at The Ivy for our annual lunch where legendary actress, singer and dancer Liz Robertson will entertain members and guests. To secure a place at the Theatre Royal and/or for our annual lunch at The Ivy members should complete either the booking form in the last edition of Home Chat or the reply slip shown below. The career of Dame Maggie Smith, hardly needs rehearsal here. She is one of our leading actresses with countless successes including those with friend Judi Dench on stage in David Hare's drama The Breath of Life and in films Tea With Mussolini and Ladies In Lavender. Her career in the Harry Potter... films has brought her to the attention of a new younger audi- ence. Her notable appearances in Coward plays include the BBC TV Hay Fever (1965) and in the stage revivals of Design for Living (1971) and Private Lives (1972, 1974 [London] & 1978 [Stratford]). Liz Robertson starred in Let's Do It the 1994 London show that featured the music of Noël Coward and Cole Porter. On Broadway she performed in Dance a Little Closer and Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood.

Noël Coward Birthday Celebration and Annual Lunch PLEASE TICK BELOW TO INDICATE YOUR PREFERENCES: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (11.45 am to 12.45 pm) The Ivy (1.00 pm onwards) Saturday 17th December, 2005 I wish to attend the Birthday Celebration at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London at 11.45 am on Saturday 17th December, 2005. Name……………………………………………………….. Please indicate the total number in your party ......

Address…………………………………………………….. I would like to reserve ...... places at £80 per person for the Annual Lunch at The Ivy at 1.00 pm on ……………………………………………………………… Saturday 17th December, 2005.

……………………………………………………………… Please return this form, by post, together with a cheque made out to The Noël Coward Society for the total cost of the lunches you have reserved to:- Telephone Number………………………...... Geoffrey Skinner Samuel French Theatre Bookshop e-mail address……………………………………………….. 52, Fitzroy Street London W1T 5JR

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