{"product_id":"coward-plays-noel-coward-9780413734006","title":"Coward Plays: 7: Quadrille; 'Peace in Our Time'; Tonight at 8.30","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noel Coward, Noal Coward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0413734005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780413734006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e A\u0026amp;c Black 3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Noel Coward","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119666327807,"sku":"9780413734006","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f109e52d-6cde-4c0a-bbed-99979d29cb5b.jpg?v=1687410359","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/coward-plays-noel-coward-9780413734006","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}