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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. UnabridgedBy Joe HartUnlike other LATW shows, this one is marked unabridged and does in fact run about 2 hours. The others I bought are 90 minutes or less. The actors' accents were kind of thinly English, so who knows (or cares?). I found this more substantial that most Coward plays and more interesting than funny. Though I think a better Gilda would have fixed this. I don't see why Otto or Leo would have wanted her for anything but an unobtrusive maid. She said one of my favorite Coward lines and didn't get a laugh, not even from me. The line was, "They say opera isn't what is used to be. Really it is, and that's what's wrong with it." (I'm a big opera buff, but love that remark. Coward BTW hated classical music.) Also incidentally, Coward lifted an Oscar Wilde line. "I remember your name, but not your face." I think this play (written by Coward expressly for himself and the Lunts to star in) is probably an actor's paradise to play. And the men (though clearly no Coward or Lunt) were effective, uninhibited and clearly having themselves a ball. Unfortunately, they weren't funny. I have 2 other versions of this play on hand (they arrived a couple days ago), one a movie, the other a radio version. Done by the BBC, I'm hoping for something better. Still I'm keeping this copy, and will admit that towards the end it got funnier.Finally I would like to say 2 more things. Recently I read an article or something that said Leo, Otto and Gilda had a "platonic" relationship. They had nothing of the kind, and without going so far as Shostakovich in "Lady MacBeth", they are quite frank about it. (Hence the scandal and controversy.) And I've read lots of disclaimers made on Coward's behalf about the title not being meant to be taken seriously. It's my opinion that it's about as serious as anything Coward every said. But everyone knows what opinions are like, and everybody has one.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Worth renewing your memory of this playBy Edward ScheetzNot often revived, very controversial in its day - and would be today. Prescient take on the future (from that period) on unconventional relationships.1 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Not a fan of CowardBy Kelsey LI'm not a huge fan of Coward. I find his plays long-winded and often snooty. This one is no different and goes on a bit longer than needed, as short as it is. I wasn't invested in any of the characters, and for a play about sex, there's not many interesting things going on.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. 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), (1925), (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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