Talk:Noël Coward/Archive 1

Diaeresis

Wasn't the diaeresis in his given name an affectation of Noel Coward's later years? -- Someone else 23:35 Dec 23, 2002 (UTC)

It doesn't seem to be standard. -- Zoe

Words and music

Noel Coward was rarely talented in being one of the very few people who wrote words and music, and performed his own songs. Can only think of a handful of others: Bob Dylan, Woodie Guthrie.

Well, the Singer-songwriter article has a longer list. And there's John Lennon and Paul McCartney, of course. John 00:09, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

There are hundreds of singer-songwriters who've been commercially - or if not commercially, then at least critically - sucessful! Martyn Smith 14:11, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Peirce

Peirce is the correct spelling. Hyacinth 08:18, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Request For Information

A few years back, BBC2 (I think) were showing plays of NC's; about once a week on Sunday evenings IIRC.

I saw a few of these, but there's one I didn't get to see for any longer than the first few minutes. All I can recall is there was a scene which was something like a moribund old man in bed, talking with a younger man. Older man says something like 'He's a little shit is Reggie! Don't trust him!'

At that point my mother declared that she wasn't having such language on her telly and switched it off.

It's been bugging me for years as to which play that was. Any ideas?

• I've since consulted a Noel Coward expert and he doesn't recognise anything like this dialogue. Must be getting it mixed up with something else....Martyn Smith 14:17, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Noel vs Noël -- again

So why was the explanation concerning the ë wiped out from the article on 4 June 2006? Was it wrong? Two "Noël" spellings remain in the article, but right now there is no explanation whatsoever. THis is strange. Can someone help? <KF> 12:34, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Noel Coward Theatre?

In London there is a theatre called the Noel Coward Theatre, where the musical Avenue Q is currently situated. Shouldn't this be mentioned in this article? Noel Coward Theatre Baberlp 21:01, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

including "Mad Dogs and Englishmen (song)"

Suggesting include Information about "Mad Dogs and Englishmen"

from Mad_Dogs_and_Englishmen:

Mad Dogs and Englishmen (song) is a 1932 song by Noel Coward, that originated the above phrase

Unfortunately the page Mad Dogs and Englishmen (song) doesn't yet exist.

I could only add the info from Mad_Dogs_and_Englishmen

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Mad Dogs and Englishmen (song) is a 1932 song by Noel Coward

It's quoted in:

• Mad Dogs and Englishmen (album) is a 1970 live album by Joe Cocker and others
• Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1971 film) is a 1971 film from the same tour as the album
• Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1995 film) a 1995 Canadian/British film
• Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Doctor Who) is a 2002 Doctor Who novel.
• Mad Gods and Englishmen (story) is a 2006 comic strip by Simon Spurrier and Boo Cook, for the character Harry Kipling.

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Also an excerpt should be added. --Dietmar Lettau 12:19, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

"...the 'T' in Harlow."

Famously, Coward was once introduced to actress Jean Harlow, who gushed, "Oh, Noël Coward—I've heard so much about you!" He replied, "The e in Noel is silent, as is the t in Harlow."

I am more inclined to attribute this quote to Margot Asquith (in whose Wikipedia article it is also mentioned, although with a slight variation). Noël Coward preferred the distinct pronunciation of the 'e' of his first name (hence the use of the diaeresis); I remember reading somwhere, perhaps in Graham Payn's memoir, that he absolutely loathed when people would pronounce it 'Nool' instead of 'No-el'. So attributing the quote to him seems dubious, whereas if Jean Harlow pronounced Margot Asquith's first name incorrectly as 'Margott', it makes much more sense. Just a thought. Natedogg923 16:39, 24 August 2007 (UTC)