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Based on Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan; with score by The Master Noel Coward and headed by a star studded cast Mary Ellis, Vanessa Lee, Peter Graves, Graham Payn, Irene Browne, a who's who of the then London stage, it seemed extraordinary that After the Ball only managed 188 performances. Perhaps the combination of Wilde and Coward did not work but the score is top quality and Coward supplied a charming set of lyrics. For bonus tracks we have included performances from three other Coward productions Graham Payn singing "Matelot" and "Sigh No More" from the revue Sigh No More and selections from Pacific 1860 performed by the stars Mary Martin and Graham Payn. We have also included a "live" recording introduced by Coward of Payn singing "In A Boat On A Lake With My Darling" from Ace of Clubs. |
 Oh, What A Century It's Been (a)
I Knew That You Would Be My Love (b)
Mr. Hopper's Chanty (c)
Sweet Day (b)
Quartette (a)
Crème De La Crème (a)
Light Is The Heart (d)
Why Is It The Woman Who Pays (a)
London At Night (a)
Aria (b)
May I Have The Pleasure (e)
All My Life Ago (d)
Faraway Land (f)
Something On A Tray (g)
Clear Bright Morning (b)
Reprise: London At Night (a)
Matelot (h)
Sigh No More (h)
Dear Madame Salvador - My Horse Has Cast A Shoe (i)
Bright Was The Day (i)
Fumfumbolo (h)
In A Boat On A Lake With My Darling (Live Recording) (h)
Finder, Please Return (b)
On Such A Night As This (b) |
Performers: a- Chorus; b- Vanessa Lee, Peter Graves; c- Graham Payn, Dennis Bowen, Tom Gill; d- Mary Ellis; e- Graham Payn, Irene Browne; f- Graham Payn, Patricia Cree; g- Irene Browne; h- Graham Payn; i- Mary Martin And Graham Payn |
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