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(1960s) Magazine ad: Ovaltine.

(1959) Performed to sold-out audiences in a concert in Las Vegas, NV.

Book (poetry): "Not Yet The Dodo"

Playwright: "Semi Monde"

Playwright: "Private Lives" (filmed as Private Lives (1931))

Playwright: "The Vortex"

Playwright: "Fever".

Playwright: "Peace In Our Time"

Playwright: "Blithe Spirit" (filmed as Blithe Spirit (1945))

Playwright: "Cavalcade"

Bitter Sweet (1934). Musical/operetta (revival). Book by Noël Coward ; Music by Noel Coward. Lyrics by Noël Coward. Musical Director: Pierre Dereeder. Directed by Edward J. Scanlon. 44th Street Theatre: 7 May 1934- 19 May 1934 (16 performances). Cast: Harold Abbey (as "Mr. Bethel/Boy"), Ruth Adams (as "Honor/Lord Sorrel/Singing Girl"), Beatrice Berenson (as "Gloria/Freda/Mrs. Proutie/Singing Girl"), Charlotte Beverly (as "Dancing Girl"), Beulah Blake (as "Effie/Mrs. Bethel/Singing Girl"), Carol Boyer (as "Lotte/Singing Girl"), Martha Boyer (as "Victoria/The Duchess of Tenterton/Singing Girl"), Muriel Brown (as "Dancing Girl"), Marion Carlisle (as "Harriet/Hansi/Lady James/Singing Girl"), Victor Casmore (as "Sir Arthur Fenchurch/Herr Schlick"), Leonard Ceeley (as "Captain August Lutte"), Carol Chandler (as "Singing Girl"), Frances Marion Comstock (as "Mrs. Devon"), Jay Conley (as "The Marquis of Steere"), Elizabeth Crandall (as "Mrs. Millick"), Sonya Davies (as "Dancing Girl"), Brian Davis (as "Lord Edgar James/Lord Sorrel/Cedrick Ballantyne/Boy"), Don Drew (as "Footman/Boy"), Jack Fago (as "The Butler/Boy"), Dorothy Forsythe (as "Singing Girl"), Johanne Fredhovern (as "Dancing Girl"), Truman Gaige [credited as Trueman Gaige] (as "Mrs. Proutie/Mr. Proutie"), Suzanne Gaye (as "Singing Girl"), Catherine Grey (as "Dancing Girl"), Frank Grinnell (as "The Duke of Tenterton/Bertram Sellick/Boy"), Evelyn Herbert (as "The Marchioness of Shayne/Sarah Millick/Sari Linden") [final Broadway role], Zylpha Jane (as "Dancing Girl"), Allan Jones (as "Carl Linden"), Leonora Jumps (as "Dancing Girl"), Clyde Kelly (as "The Marquis of Shayne"), Leila Laney (as "Dancing Girl"), Carol Laski (as "Singing Girl"), Sherry Lee (as "Singing Girl"), Earl Mason (as "Footman/Boy"), Cheri Medbury (as "Dancing Girl"), Gerald Moore (as "Boy"), John Moore (as "Boy"), Ethel Morrison (as "Lady Devon"), Pavla Pavlick (as "Dancing Girl"), Henry Rabke (as "Hugh Devon/The Hon. Hugh Devon"), Jack Richards (as "Mr. Vale/Lord Henry Jade/Boy"), Leon Sabater (as "Boy/Footman"), Theodore Schnyder (as "Accompanist"), Martin Shepard (as "Boy"), Martin Shepherd (as "Footman"), Katherine Sheridan (as "Singing Girl"), Kay Simmons (as "Gussie"), Samuel Thomas (as "Lord Edgar James/Lord James/Boy"), Hannah Toback (as "Manon/Le Crevette"), Herbert Weber (as "Lord Henry Jekyll"), Anna Werth (as "Jane/Mrs. Vale/Singing Girl"), Florence Witt (as "Singing Girl"), Mary Wrick (as "Dolly Chamberlain"), Cameron York (as "Vincent Howard/Vernon Craft"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert. Note: Filmed as Bitter Sweet (1933).

Playwright: "A Song At Twilight"

Playwright: "Come Into The Garden, Maude"

Playwright: "Present Laughter"

Playwright: "Waiting In The Wings"

Playwright: "Sail Away"

Playwright: "Tonight At 8:30"

Revue: "This Year of Grace"

Playwright: "Conversation Piece"

Playwright: "Design for Living".

Short-story collection: "Star Quality", including the classic "What Mad Pursuit."

Songwriter: He wrote over 300 songs, including "Mad Dogs And Englishmen", "London Pride", "I'll See You Again", "If Love Were All", "Mrs. Worthington", "Somthing To Do With Spring", "Poor Little Rich Girl", "Mary Make Believe", "Why Must The Show Go On" and "Matelot".

Songwriter: Wrote "Someday I'll Find You," the theme song used by one of radio's most popular shows, "Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons."

(1949) Spoken word recording: He made what is considered the classic recording of "Carnival of the Animals", reading Ogden Nash's specially written verses, and accompanied by Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra playing Camille Saint-Saëns' music.

Poem: "The Boy Actor"

(7/41) Stage: Directed original West End production of "Blithe Spirit", Piccadilly Theatre.

(9/30) Stage: Appeared (as "Elyot Chase") in original West End production of "Private Lives", Phoenix Theatre. Also played the same role in the original Broadway production at the Times Square Theater in January of 1931.

(1970) Stage: His play, "Blithe Spirit," was performed at the Globe Theatre in London, England with Phyllis Calvert, Patrick Cargill, Amanda Reiss and Beryl Reid OBE in the cast.

Playwright: "Relative Values".

(1975) Stage: His play, "Tonight at 8:00" was performed at Watford Palace Theatre in London, England, with Peter John, Kate Williams, Michael Troughton, Anita Dobson. Directed by Stephen Hollis.

(1980) Stage: His play, "Private Lives," was performed at the Duchess Theatre in London, England, with Maria Aitken, Jenny Quayle, Michael Jayston. Directed by Alan Strachan.

Playwright: "Hay Fever".

Playwright: "Quadrille".

(1981) Stage: His play, "Present Laughter," was performed at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, England, with Sir Donald Sinden, Dinah Sheridan, Gwen Watford and Polly Adams.

(1982) Stage: His play, "Design for Living," was performed at the Globe Theatre in London, England, with Maria Aitken, Gary Bond, Ian Ogilvy. Directed by Alan Strachan.

(1983-1984) Stage: His play, "Hay Fever," was performed at the Queen's Theatre in London, England, with Penelope Keith CBE, Moray Watson. Directed by Kim Grant.

(1986) Stage: His play, "Blithe Spirit," was performed at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, England with Simon Cadell, Joanna Lumley OBE, Jane Asher, Marcia Warren. Directed by Peter Farago.

(1988) Stage: His play, "Easy Virtue," was performed at the Garrick Theatre in London, England with Jane Howe, Zena Walker, Ronnie Stevens OBE, directed by Tim Lusco.

(1989) Stage: His play, "Blithe Spirit," was performed at the Lyric Theatre in London, England with Rula Lenska, Neil Stacy, and Peggy Mount OBE.

(1989) Stage: His play, "The Vortex," was performed at the Garrick Theatre in London, England with Rupert Everett, Maria Aitken, directed by David Prowse OBE.

(1992) Stage: His play, "Hay Fever," was performed at the Albery Theatre in London, England with Maria Aitken, John Standing, Carmen Du Sautoy, directed by Alan Strachan.

(1994) Stage: His play, "Design for Living," was performed at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London, England with Rachel Weisz, Clive Owen, Paul Rhys, directed by Sean Mathias.

(1994) Stage: His play, "A Song at Twilight," was performed at the Greenwich Theatre in London, England with Alison Skilbeck, Lois Baxter, John Quentin, directed by John Smith.

(1977) Stage: His play, "Design for Living," was performed at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. Cast included Brian Murray and David Dukes. Joseph Nieminski (scenic designer), James Edmund Brady (costume designer), and William Woodman (director).

(1977) Stage: His play, "Blithe Spirit," was performed at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, with Concetta Tomei.

(2/26/09-7/16/09) Stage: His play, "Blithe Spirit," was performed at the Shubert Theatre in New York City, New York with Angela Lansbury CBE, Rupert Everett, Christine Ebersole, Jayne Atkinson, Simon Jones, Deborah Rush, directed by Michael Blakemore OBE.

(1984) Stage: His play, "Hay Fever," was performed at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. Linda Buchanan was scenic designer.

(2001) Stage: His play, "Hay Fever," was performed at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Paula Scrofano in the cast.

(2005) Stage: His play, "This Happy Breed," was performed at the TimeLine Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois with Terry Hamilton in the cast. The crew included Nick Bowling (director), Nicole Rene Burchfield (costume designer) and Andrew Hansen (original incidental music).

(2006) Stage: His play, "Design for Living," was performed at the Circle Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Simone Roos in the cast. Bob Knuth was scenic designer.

(2006) Stage: His play, "Private Lives," was performed at the First Folio Shakespeare Festival in Chicago, Illinois with Joseph Wycoff in the cast.

(2006) Stage: His revue, "A Marvelous Party: The Noel Coward Celebration" was performed at the Northlight Theatre and Geva Theatre Center in Chicago, Illinois with Anna Lauris and Carl Danielson (also Musical Director) in the cast. David Ira Goldstein was director.

(2003) Stage: His play, "Design for Living," was produced by the Peter Hall Company and performed at the Theatre Royal in Bath, England with Janie Dee, Hugo Speer, Aden Gillett, William Chubb, Rebecca Hall, Jason Hughes, Anne Penfold, Joseph Millson, Eric Sykes, Rebecca Callard, Michael Siberry, David Yelland, Philip Voss, Mark Rice-Oxley and Jessica Turner in the cast. Peter Hall and Thea Sharrock were directors.

(2004) Stage: His play, "Blithe Spirit," was produced by the Peter Hall Company at the Theatre Royal in Bath, England with Will Keen, James Laurenson, Rebecca Hall, Anna Carteret, Gyuri Sarossy, Mark Hadfield, William Chubb, Julian Glover, Sophie Winkleman, Guy Lankester, Peter Gordon, Penelope Keith, Aden Gillett and Joanna Riding in the cast. Peter Hall and Thea Sharrock were directors.

(2005) Stage: His play, "Private Lives," was produced by the Peter Hall Company and performed at the Theatre Royal in Bath, England with Michael Siberry, Greta Scacchi, Olivia Darnley, Charles Edwards, Janet Greaves, Aden Gillett, Janie Dee, Dan Stevens, Philip Voss, Ifan Meredith, Sam Kelly, Edward Fox, Diana Quick, Sinead Matthews, Ryan Kiggell, Matthew Dunphy, Nancy Carroll, Ken Bones, William Chubb, Michael Mears, James Laurenson, Alan Dobie, Richard Dormer and Terence Rigby in the cast. Thea Sharrock and Peter Hall were directors.

(1931-1932) Stage: His play, "Cavalcade," was performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, London, England with Mary Clare, Edward Sinclair and John Mills in the cast.

(1935) Stage: Directed Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman's play "Theatre Royal" at the Lyric Theatre in London, England with Marie Tempest, Madge Titheradge, Robert Douglas, George Zucco, Wallace Douglas, W. Graham-Browne and Tristan Rawson in the cast. Gladys Calthrop was artistic director.

(1936) Stage: His play, "Private Lives," was performed at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London, England with Basil Langton and Valerie Lang in the cast. Martin Sabine was director.

(1939) Stage: His play, "Home Chat," was performed at the King's Theatre in Hammersmith, London, England with Enid Sass, Wilson Barrett, Brian Oulton, Phoebe Kershaw, Joan Lang, Ruth Goddard, Cicely Paget Bowman, Neil Crawford and Owen Reynolds in the cast.

(1939) Stage: His play, "Tonight at 8:30," was performed at the New Cross Empire Theatre in New Cross, London, England with the Court Players that included Grace Poole and Lockwood West in the cast. Eric Howard was director.

(1951-1952) Stage: Wrote and directed "Relative Values" at the Savoy Theatre in London, England with Gladys Cooper, Richard Leech, Angela Baddeley and Judy Campbell in the cast.

(1952-1953) Stage: Wrote and directed "Quadrille," performed at the Phoenix Theatre in London, England with Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, Griffith Jones, Joyce Carey, Sylvia Coleridge and Marian Spencer in the cast. Cecil Beaton was art director.

(1952) Stage: His play, "The Vortex," was performed at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, London, England with Dirk Bogarde, Isabel Jeans, Adrianne Allen, Nicholas Hannen and Peter Jones in the cast.

(1957) Stage: Wrote and directed "Nude with Violin," at the Globe Theatre in London, England with Robert Helpmann, Zena Dare, Patience Collier and Kathleen Harrison in the cast. John Gielgud was director.

(1963) Stage: His play, "Private Lives," was performed a the Duke of York's Theatre in London, England with Edward de Souza, Rosemary Martin, Sarah Harter, Roger Booth and Janie Booth in the cast. James Roose-Evans was director.

(1965) Stage: His play, "Present Laughter," was performed at the Queen's Theatre in London, England with Nigel Patrick (also Director), Phyllis Calvert, Maxine Audley, Avice Landon, Richard Briers (as "Roland Maule") and Graham Payn in the cast.

(1966) Stage: His play, "Present Laughter," was performed at the Connaught Theatre in Worthing, Sussex, England with John Hart Dyke, Vivienne Burgess and Julian Curry in the cast. Brian E. Cook was director.

(1967) Stage: His play, "Fallen Angels," was performed at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, England with Joan Greenwood and Constance Cummings in the cast.

(1968) Stage: His play, "Hay Fever," was performed at the Duke of York's Theatre in London, England with Celia Johnson, Roland Culver, Prunella Scales, Diana Fairfax, Richard Vernon, Michael Graham Cox, Lucy Fleming, Simon Williams and Betty Baskomb in the cast.

(1943) Stage: Wrote "Blithe Spirit", produced on Broadway. Comedy/farce. Scenic Design by Stewart Chaney. Dresses for Miss Wood and Miss Corbett from Mainbocher. Wigs by Alfred Barris. Mr. Webb's clothes by Tony Williams. Dresses for Miss Wood and Miss Corbelt from Mainbocher. Produced and directed by John C. Wilson. Morosco Theatre (moved to The Booth Theatre from 18 May 1942-close): 5 Nov 1941-5 Jun 1943 (657 performances). Cast: Leonora Corbett (as "Elvira"), Mildred Natwick (as "Madame Arcati"), Clifton Webb (as "Charles"), Peggy Wood (as "Ruth"), Jacqueline Clarke (as "Edith"), Phyllis Joyce (as "Mrs. Bradman"), Philip Tonge (as "Doctor Bradman"). Replacement actors: Valerie Cossart (as "Mrs. Bradman"), Doreen Lang (as "Edith").

(1925) Stage: Wrote "Easy Virtue", produced on Broadway. NOTE: Filmed as Easy Virtue (1928).

Playwright: "South Sea Bubble"

(1911) Stage: Appeared in "Where the Rainbow Ends" in London, England. Also in cast: Hermione Gingold.

(1948) Stage: Wrote "Tonight at 8:30", produced on Broadway.

(1948) Stage: Wrote "Private Lives", produced on Broadway. Comedy (revival).

(1954) Stage: Wrote "Quadrille", produced on Broadway.

(1956) Stage: Wrote "Fallen Angels", produced on Broadway.

(1957) Stage: Wrote "Nude With Violin", produced on Broadway.

(1958) Stage: Wrote "Present Laughter", produced on Broadway.

(1959) Stage: Wrote "Look After Lulu", produced on Broadway. Comedy. Based on "Occupe-toi d'Amelie" by Georges Feydeau. Scenic / Costume Design by Cecil Beaton. Lighting Design by Raymond Sovey. Hair Design by Ernest Adler. Directed by Cyril Ritchard. Henry Miller's Theatre: 3 Mar 1959-4 Apr 1959 (39 performances). Cast: John Alderman (as "Cornette"), George Baker (as "Philippe de Croze"), Bill Berger (as "Emile"), Philippa Bevans (as "Aunt Gabrielle"), Eric Christmas (as "Gigot"), Ina Beth Cummins (as "Little Girl"), David Faulkner (as "Florist Boy"), Grace Gaynor (as "Paulette"), Jack Gilford (as "Herr Van Putzeboum"), William Griffis (as "Photographer"), Tammy Grimes (as "Lulu d'Arville"), Rory Harrity (as "Bomba"), Craig Huebing (as "Valery"), David Hurst (as "Inspector of the Police"), Kurt Kasznar (as "Prince of Salestria"), Barbara Loden (as "Gaby"), Arthur Malet (as "Mayor of the District"), Roddy McDowall (as "Marcel Blanchard"), Earl Montgomery (as "Oudatte"), Ellis Rabb (as "Gen. Koschnadieff"), Reva Rose (as "Rose"), Polly Rowles (as "Claire"), Paul Smith (as "Adonis"), David Thurman (as "Florist Boy"), Sasha von Scherler (as "Yvonne"). Produced by The Playwright's Company (Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard), Gilbert Miller, Lance Hamilton and Charles Russell.

(1961). Stage Play: Sail Away. Musical comedy/satire. Book by Noël Coward. Music by Noël Coward. Lyrics by Noël Coward. Musical Director: Peter Matz. Dance arrangements by Peter Matz. Music orchestrated by Irwin Kostal. Vocal arrangements by Fred Werner. Choreographed by Joe Layton. Directed by Noel Coward. Broadhurst Theatre: 3 Oct 1961- 24 Feb 1962 (167 performances + 1 preview on 2 Oct 1961). Cast: Elaine Stritch (as "Mimi Paragon"), Jere Admire (as "Ensemble"), Bobby Allen (as "Ensemble"), Don Atkinson (as "Ensemble"), Paula Bauersmith (as "Mrs. Sweeney"), Charles Braswell (as "Joe, the ship's purser/Ali, an Arab guide"), Gary Crabbe (as "Ensemble"), Grover Dale (as "Barnaby Slade"), Stafford Dickens (as "Sir Gerard Nutfield"), David Evans (as "Ensemble"), Pat Ferrier (as "Ensemble"), Dorothy Frank (as "Ensemble"), Anne Fraser (as "Ensemble"), James Frasher (as "Ensemble"), Gene Gavin (as "Ensemble"), Margalo Gillmore (as "Mrs. Van Mier, John Van Mier's mother"), Paul Gross (as "Ensemble"), Patricia Harty (as "Nancy Foyle, Elinor's niece"), Alan Helms (as "Glen Candijack, Elmer and Maimie's son"), S. Curtis Hood (as "Ensemble"), Wish Mary Hunt (as "Ensemble"), James Hurst (as "John Van Mier"), Cheryl Kilgren (as "Ensemble"), Bridget Knapp (as "Ensemble"), Henry Lawrence (as "Elmer Candijack"), Nancy Lynch (as "Ensemble"), Patti Mariano (as "Shirley Candijack, Elmer and Maimie's daughter/Ensemble"), Margaret Mower (as "Lady Nutfield"), Mary Ellen O'Keefe (as "Ensemble"), Paul O'Keefe (as "Alvin Lush"), Alice Pearce (as "Elinor Spencer-Bollard"), Alan Peterson (as "Ensemble"), Keith Prentice (as "Shuttleworth, a steward"), James Pritchett (as "Rawlings, a passenger who drinks"), Jon Richards (as "Mr. Sweeney"), Evelyn Russell (as "Mrs. Lush, Alvin Lush's mother"), Dennis Scott (as "Ensemble"), Alice Shanahan (as "Ensemble"), Dan Siretta (as "Ensemble"), Gloria Stevens (as "Ensemble"), Christopher Votos (as "Ensemble"), Betty Jane Watson (as "Maimie Candijack, Elemer's wife"), Richard Woods (as "Man from American Express"). Produced by Bonard Productions. Produced in association with Charles Russell.

(1963) Stage: Wrote "The Girl Who Came to Supper", produced on Broadway.

(1964) Stage: Wrote "High Spirits", produced on Broadway.

(1967) Stage: Wrote "Tonight at 8:30", produced on Broadway (revival).

(1968) Stage: Wrote "Noël Coward's Sweet Potato", produced on Broadway. Musical revue.

(1969) Stage: Wrote "Private Lives", produced on Broadway (revival).

(1925) Stage: Wrote "Hay Fever", produced on Broadway. Comedy. Directed by Noël Coward and Laura Hope Crews. Maxine Elliott's Theatre: 5 Oct 1925-Nov 1925 (closing date unknown/49 performances). Cast: Alice Belmore (as "Clara"), Laura Hope Crews (as "Judith Bliss"), Harry Davenport (as "David Bliss"), Frieda Inescort (as "Sorel Bliss"), Phyllis Joyce (as "Myra Arundel"), Margot Lester (as "Jackie Coryton"), Gavin Muir (as "Simon Bliss"), Reginald Sheffield (as "Sandy Tyrell"), George Thorpe (as "Richard Greatham"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.

(1970) Stage: Wrote "Hay Fever", produced on Broadway (revival). Comedy. Directed by Arvin Brown. Helen Hayes Theatre: 9 Nov 1970-28 Nov 1970 (24 performances + 16 previews that began on 29 Oct 1970). Produced by Leonard Sillman. Associate Producer: Zenon R. Mocarski Inc., Brandon Maggart and James Catusi.

(11/78) Stage: His and Georges Feydeau's play "Look After Lulu," was performed in a 1978 Chichester Festival Production at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, England. Cast: Geraldine McEwan, Fenella Fielding, Gary Raymond, George Howe, Clive Francis, Paul Hardwick, Nigel Stock, Peter Bowles. Patrick Garland was director.

(12/85) Stage: His play, "Cavalcade," was performed in the Chichester Festival Production at the Chichester Festival Theatre in Chichester, West Sussex, England. Cast: Lewis Fiander, Joanna McCallum, Elizabeth Estensen, Berwick Kaler, Jane How, Julian Wadham, Simon Chandler, Janet Behan, Maria Friedman, Sally Cooper, Tom Fahy, Sophia Winter, Robert Demeger, Jane Salter, Shirley Stelfox, Jaye Griffiths, Jenny Michelmore, Simon Green, Michael Simkins (as "Lord Chubby Martlett"), Alex Jennings, Charmian Gradwell, Brett Fancy, Michael Grandage, Jane Snowden.. David Gilmore was director.

(1991) Stage: His play, "Point Valaine," was performed in a Chichester Festival Production at the Minerva Studio Theatre in Chichester, West Sussex, England, with Edward Petherbridge, Jack Klaff, Patrick Pearson, Sara Kestelman and Peter Wingfield in the cast. Tim Luscombe was director.

(1993) Stage: His play, "Relative Values," was performed in a 1993 Chichester Festival Production at the Savoy Theatre in London, England, and at the Richmond Theatre in Richmond, Surrey, England, with Susan Hampshire, Anthony Bate, Alison Fiske, Edward Duke, Margaret Courtenay, Sara Crowe, Paul Rattigan and John Elmes in the cast. Tim Luscombe was director.

(1994) Stage: "Noel/Cole-Let's Do It," written by Coward, Cole Porter, David Kernan and Ray Vosburgh, was performed in a Chichester Festival Production at the Chichester Festival Theatre in Chichester, West Sussex, England, with Liz Robertson, Louise Gold, David Kernan, Peter Greenwell, Robin Ray and Pat Kirkwood in the cast. Jeff Thacker was director.

(1997) Stage: His play, "Blithe Spirit," was performed in a Chichester Festival Production at the Chichester Festival Theatre in Chichester, West Sussex, England, with Steven Pacey, Dora Bryan, Belinda Lang, Twiggy Lawson, Laurence Kennedy, Marilla Robson and Charmian Gradwell in the cast. Tim Luscombe was director.

(1931) Stage: His play, "Cavalcade," was performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, England, with Mary Clare, Edward Sinclair, John Mills and Binnie Barnes in the cast.

(1932) Stage: His play, "Words and Music," was performed at the Adelphi Theatre in London, England, with Doris Hare, John Mills, Ivy St. Helier and Romney Brent in the cast.

(1936) Stage: Wrote and appeared in "Tonight at 8:30," at the Phoenix Theatre in London, England, with Gertrude Lawrence and Alan Webb in the cast.

(1943) Stage: Wrote, directed and appeared in "This Happy Breed," at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, England, with Judy Campbell, Joyce Carey and Dennis Price in the cast.

(1947) Stage: Wrote / directed / appeared in "Present Laughter," at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, England. Cast: Joyce Carey, Robert Eddison and Moira Lister.

(1953) Stage: Appeared in George Bernard Shaw's "The Apple Cart," at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, England. Cast: Margaret Leighton, George Rose, John Moffatt, Margaret Rawlings and Cecil Trouncer in the cast. Michael MacOwan was director.

(1966) Stage: Wrote / appeared in "A Song At Twilight form Suite in Three Keys," at the Queen's Theatre in London, England. Cast: Lilli Palmer and Irene Worth.

(1966) Stage: Wrote / appeared in "A Shadow of the Evening" and "Come Into the Garden Maud from Suite In Three Keys," the Queen's Theatre in London, England. Cast: Lilli Palmer and Irene Worth.

(2006) Stage: Wrote "Hay Fever," performed at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, England (revival). Cast: Judi Dench, Peter Bowles, Belinda Lang, Kim Medcalf, William Chubb, Charles Edwards and Dan Stevens in the cast. Peter Hall was director.

(1956) Stage: His play, "Nude with Violin," was performed at the Globe Theatre in London, England, with John Gielgud, Joyce Carey, David Horne and Kathleen Harrison in the cast.

Playwright: "Private Lives" (filmed as Private Lives (1931))

(1952) Stage: His play, "Quadrille," was performed at the Phoenix Theatre in London, England, with Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, Griffith Jones, Marian Spencer and Joyce Carey in the cast. He was also director. Cecil Beaton was designer.

(1934) Stage: Directed Edna Ferber's and George S. Kaufman's "Theatre Royal," at the Lyric Theatre in London, England, with Marie Tempest, Madge Titheradge, Laurence Olivier and George Zucco in the cast.

(1973) Stage: His play, "Design for Living," was performed at the Phoenix Theatre in London, England, with Vanessa Redgrave, Jeremy Brett, John Stride, Peter Bayliss and Connie Booth in the cast. Michael Blakemore was director.

(1972) Stage: His play, "Private Lives," was performed at the Queen's Theatre in London, England, with Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens, James Villiers and Polly Adams in the cast. John Gielgud was director.

(1961) Stage: His play, "Waiting in the Wings," was performed at the Duke of York's Theatre in London, England, with Sybil Thorndike, Lewis Casson, Marie Lohr, Graham Payn, Margot Boyd, Nora Nicholson and William Hutt in the cast. Margaret Webster was director.

(1932) Stage: His revue, "Words and Music," was performed at the Adelphi Theatre in London, England, with Ivy St. Helier, John Mills, Joyce Barbour and Romney Brent in the cast.

(1945) Stage: His revue, "Sigh No More," was performed at the Piccadilly Theatre in London, England, with Cyril Ritchard, Madge Elliott, Joyce Grenfell, Graham Payn and Mantovani Orchestra and Chorus in the cast.

(2009-2010 Season) Stage: His play, "Private Lives," was performed at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois, with Tracy Michelle Arnold in the cast.

(March 26,1997) He contributed to the revue, "Then Again, A New Lyric Revue," at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, London, England, with Desmond Barrit, Dawn French, Sheila Hancock, Neil Mullarkey and John Gould (piano player) in the cast. Neil Bartlett was director. Alan Bennett, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Graeme Garden, Ken Hoare, Harold Pinter, NF Simpson, David Wood, John Gould, Julian Clary, Richard Curtis and Stephen Fry were also writers.

(1966) Wrote foreword for the biography "Remembering Mr. Maugham" by Garson Kanin.

(1977) Stage: His play, "Quadrille," was performed at Richmond Theatre in London, England, with Margaret Lockwood, Anne Rogers, Richard Todd. Directed by Charles Hickman.

(1980) Stage: His play, "Hay Fever," was performed at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, London, England, with Constance Cummings CBE, John Le Mesurier, Felicity Dean, Polly Adams. Directed by Michael Blakemore OBE.

(1973) Stage: His play, "Relative Values," was performed at Westminster Theatre in London, England, with Margaret Lockwood, Joyce Blair, Gwen Cherry. Directed by Charles Hickman.

(1933) Stage: Wrote, directed and appeared in (as "Leo") "Design For Living", produced on Broadway. Scenic Design by G.E. Calthrop. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 24 Jan 1933-May 1933 (closing date unknown/135 performances). Cast: Lynn Fontanne (as "Gilda"), Alfred Lunt (as "Otto"), Ward Bishop (as "Photographer"), Ethel Borden (as "Grace Torrence"), Alan Campbell (as "Henry Carver"), Phyllis Connard (as "Helen Carver"), Campbell Gullan (as "Ernest Friedman"), Gladys Henson (as "Miss Hodge"), Macleary Stinnett (as "Mathew"), Philip Tonge (as "Matthew Birbeck"). Produced by Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne and Noël Coward.

(1931) Stage: Wrote "Fever", produced on Broadway. Comedy (revival). Directed by Constance Collier (also appearing as "Judith Bliss"). Avon Theatre: 29 Dec 1931-Mar 1932 (closing date unknown/95 performances). Cast: Alice Belmore (as "Clara"), Edward Cooper, Valerie Cossart, Eric Cowley, Julia Hoyt, Anthony Kemble-Cooper (as "Simon Bliss"), Betty Linley, Terence Neill. Produced by Patterson McNutt.

(1931) Stage: Wrote, directed and appeared in (as "Elyot Chase") "Private Lives", produced on Broadway. Times Square Theatre: 27 Jan 1931-Sep 1931 (closing date unknown/256 performances). Cast: Gertrude Lawrence (as "Amanda Prynne"), Jill Esmond, Laurence Olivier (as "Victor Prynne"), Therese Quadri. Replacement: Madge Kennedy (as "Amanda Prynne"). Produced by Charles B. Cochran.

(10/29-6/1930) Stage: His musical, "Bitter Sweet," was performed at His Majesty's Theatre in London, England, with Peggy Wood, Georges Metaxa and Ivy St. Helier in the cast.

(9/16/32-11/32) Stage: Wrote / directed "Words and Music," at the Adelphi Theatre in London, England, with John Mills, Ivy St. Helier, Doris Hare, Joyce Barbour, Romney Brent, Nora Howard, Rita Lyle, Edward Underdown, Steffi Duna and Moya Nugent in the cast.

(10/13/31-10/31) Stage: Wrote / directed "Cavalcade," at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, England, with Mary Clare, Edward Sinclair, Una O'Connor, Fred Groves, Irene Browne and Binnie Barnes in the cast.

(1950) Stage: His musical, "Ace of Clubs," was performed at the Cambridge Theatre in London, England, with Sylvia Cecil and Graham Payn in the cast.

(1954) Stage: His musical, "After the Ball," was performed at the Globe Theatre in London, England, with Vanessa Lee, Peter Graves, Mary Ellis and Graham Payn in the cast. Robert Helpmann was director.

(1964) Stage: Wrote / directed "Hay Fever," in a National Theatre production at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England, with Edith Evans, Maggie Smith, Derek Jacobi, Robert Stephens, Anthony Nicholls and Lynn Redgrave in the cast.

(1962) Stage: Wrote / directed "Sail Away," at the Savoy Theatre in London, England, with Elaine Stritch in the cast.

(1976) Stage: His play, "Blithe Spirit," was performed in a National Theatre production at the Lyttelton Theatre in London, England, with 'Richard Johnson (I)' (v), Elizabeth Spriggs, Maria Aitken and Rowena Cooper in the cast. Harold Pinter was director.

(1970) Stage: His play, "Blithe Spirit," was performed at the Globe Theatre in London, England, with Phyllis Calvert, Patrick Cargill, Amanda Reiss and Beryl Reid in the cast.

(1971) Stage: His play, "Tonight at 8," was performed at the Fortune Theatre in London, England, with Millicent Martin, Gary Bond, Alan McNaughtan, Joyce Grant and Oliver Ford-Davies in the cast.

(1973) Stage: His play, "Private Lives," was performed at the Globe Theatre in London, England, with John Standing, Jill Bennett, Pinkie Johnson and Geoffrey Palmer in the cast. John Gielgud was director.

(1973) Stage: His play, "Relative Values," was performed at the Westminster Theatre in London, England, with Margaret Lockwood, Joyce Blair and Gwen Cherrell in the cast. Charles Hickman was director.

(1974) Stage: His play, "Fallen Angels," was performed at the Watford Palace Theatre in Watford, London, England, with Penelope Keith, Roger Hammond, Rose Hill, Eric Dodson, Fenella Fielding and Howard Southern in the cast. Kim Grant was director.

(1972) Stage: His musical, "Cowardly Coward," was performed at the Mermaid Theatre in London, England, with Patricia Routledge, Geoffrey Burridge, Jonathan Cecil, Tudor Davies, Peter Gale, John Moffatt, Una Stubbs and Derek Waring in the cast.

(1973) Stage: His, Jerome Kern's and Cole Porter's musical, "Cockie!," was performed at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, England, with Avril Angers and Max Wall in the cast.

(1988) His musical, "Bitter Sweet," was performed at the Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, England with Ann Mackay, Valerie Masterson, Rosemary Ashe, Gordon Sandison, and Alec Bregonzi in the cast. Ian Judge was director.

(1970) His play, "Blithe Spirit," was performed at the Globe Theatre in the (West End) London, England with Phyllis Calvert, Patrick Cargill, Amanda Reiss, and Beryl Reid in the cast.

Hay Fever (1925). Comedy. Written by Noel Coward. Directed by Noël Coward and Laura Hope Crews. Maxine Elliott's Theatre: 5 Oct 1925- Nov 1925 (closing date unknown/49 performances). Cast: Alice Belmore (as "Clara"), Laura Hope Crews (as "Judith Bliss"), Harry Davenport (as "David Bliss"), Frieda Inescort (as "Sorel Bliss"), Phyllis Joyce (as "Myra Arundel"), Margot Lester (as "Jackie Coryton"), Gavin Muir (as "Simon Bliss"), Reginald Sheffield (as "Sandy Tyrell"), George Thorpe (as "Richard Greatham"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.

(1980) His play, "Private Lives," was performed at the Duchess Theatre in London, England with Maria Aitken, Michael Jayston, and Jenny Quayle in the cast. Alan Strachan was director.

(1981) His play, "Present Laughter," was performed at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, England with Donald Sinden, Gwen Watford, Dinah Sheridan, and Polly Adams in the cast. Michael Blakemore was director.

(1981) His play, "Present Laughter," was performed at the Greenwich Theatre in Greenwich, London, England with Donald Sinden, Gwen Watford, Belinda Lang, Dinah Sheridan, Julian Fellowes, and Polly Adams in the cast. Alan Strachan was director.

(1980) His play, "Hay Fever," was performed at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, London, England with Constance Cummings, John Le Mesurier, Felicity Dean, and Polly Adams in the cast. Michael Blakemore was director.

(1981) His play, "Tonight at 8:30," was performed in a Cambridge Theatre Company production at the Lyric Theatre in London, England with John Standing, Estelle Kohler, Hugh Lloyd, Susie Blake, and Zulema Dene in the cast. Jonathan Lynn was director.

(1981) His play, "Cavalcade," was performed at the Michael Redgrave Theatre in Farnham, Surrey, England with Jennifer Wilson, Laurence Carter, Christina Matthews, and John Hughes in the cast. David Horlock was director.

(1982) His play, "Design for Living," was performed at the Greenwich Theatre in Greenwich, London, England with Maria Aitken, Gary Bond, Ian Ogilvy, and Roland Curram in the cast. Alan Strachan was director.

(1982) His play, "Design for Living," was performed at the Globe Theatre in London, England with Maria Aitken, Gary Bond, and Ian Ogilvy in the cast. Alan Strachan was director.

(October 1982-December 1982) His play, "Blithe Spirit," was performed at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with Brian Bedford, Helen Carey, Tammy Grimes, and Carole Shelley in the cast. Brian Bedford was also director.

(1983) His play, "Hay Fever," was performed in a Cambridge Theatre Company production at the Arts Theatre in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England with Faith Brook, Kevin Doyle, Kate Lock, Donald Pickering, Dominic Jephcott, and Meg Davies in the cast. Bill Pryde was director.

(1983) His play, "Hay Fever," was performed at the Queen's Theatre in London, England with Penelope Keith and Moray Watson in the cast. Kim Grant was director.

(1984) His play, "Hay Fever," was performed at the Queen's Theatre in London, England with Penelope Keith and Moray Watson in the cast.

(1984) His play, "Hay Fever," was performed at the Sybil Thorndike Theatre in Leatherhead, Surrey, England with Irene Sutcliffe, Richard Simpson, Stephanie Turner, Philip York, Christina Nagy, and Kenneth Price in the cast. Knight Mantell was director.

(2010-2011) His play, "Blithe Spirit," was performed at the First Folio Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Nick Sandys in the cast.

(August 1986-September 1986) Sheridan Morley and his play, "Noel and Gertie," was performed at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London, England with Lewis Fiander and Patricia Hodge in the cast. David Horlock was director.

(1986) His play, "Blithe Spirit," was performed at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, England with Simon Cadell, Joanna Lumley, Jane Asher, and Marcia Warren in the cast. Peter Farago was director.

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