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might be steadily amusing; at present it has many colorless moments". Six years later, after the first New York revival, the same paper said that the play was "theatrical satire, and infernally delicate and accomplished. It is dry, subtle, mettlesome comedy, and it is enormously entertaining". After
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as Jackie. After being invited to direct the production, Coward wrote, "I am thrilled and flattered and frankly a little flabbergasted that the
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and hurling insults at each other. They are so wrapped up in their private row that they do not notice when the four visitors tiptoe down the stairs and out of the house. The
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and others also note elements of
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on 7 September 1925; it ran for 337 performances. Coward remembered in 1964 that the notices "were amiable and well-disposed although far from effusive. It was noted, as indeed it has been today, that the play had no plot and that there were few if any 'witty' lines."
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thought the first act promised more than the two later acts could deliver, and that although Coward's touch had not deserted him, "this particular jest does not quite come off", but it was a "very amusing comedy ... so light and airy". Reviewers in
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occur on such lines as "Go on", "No there isn't, is there?" and "This haddock's disgusting". There are many other glittering examples of my sophistication in the same vein, but I shall refrain from quoting them
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library, Judith goes into yet another bout of over-theatrical emoting. In the ensuing uproar, Richard asks "Is this a game?" Judith, Sorel and Simon seize on this cue from
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published a new edition with an introduction by the author, marking the National Theatre revival, Coward dedicated it to his long-time secretary, Lorn Lorraine.
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family, without consulting the others, has invited a guest for the weekend. Judith announces that she has decided to return to the stage in one of her old hits,
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begins admirably, tails off, picks up, is disappointing because it is not better, and yet is pleasing because it is so bright". The critic in
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review – hysteria rules as Felicity Kendal does Coward"
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2453:"A Hasty Kind of Genius: Noël Coward's Hay Fever"
2018:"Hay Fever – Broadway Play – 1985 Revival – IBDB"
1999:"Hay Fever – Broadway Play – 1970 Revival – IBDB"
1969:"Hay Fever – Broadway Play – 1931 Revival – IBDB"
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2408:"Play of the Month: Hay Fever"
2385:"Missing episode in programme
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1461:Findlay, pp. 186 and 187–188
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2519:The Letters of Noël Coward
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2577:Noël Coward, A Biography
2557:Who's Who in the Theatre
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2313:"Noël Coward, Hay Fever"
2213:, 11 October 1925, p. 51
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1650:Coward (1964), pp. 77–86
1641:Coward (1964), pp. 62–76
1632:Coward (1964), pp. 60–61
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1614:Coward (1964), pp. 17–42
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2423:. BFI. Archived from
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2247:, 29 September 2010.
2154:, 11 July 1925, p. 86
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669:Peter Bowles
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3481:Red Peppers
3430:Easy Virtue
3342:Easy Virtue
3311:Adaptations
3075:Post-Mortem
3011:Easy Virtue
2853:Oh, Coward!
2784:Noël Coward
2286:Lahr, p. 57
2113:Day, p. 115
1794:variety.com
1790:"Hay Fever"
1536:Lahr, p. 71
1378:Vanity Fair
1324:Swann's Way
1270:Ernest Benn
1261:Publication
1234:as Jackie.
1224:Anna Massey
1214:as Judith,
1158:Edith Evans
1118:Adaptations
1062:The Times's
998:Hilda Moore
977:as Judith,
920:Roy Dotrice
918:as Judith,
883:as Jackie.
867:as Judith,
838:John Craven
828:as Sorrel.
798:Celia Imrie
728:Freddie Fox
710:as Judith,
697:Andrew Hall
683:as Judith,
667:as Judith,
661:Dan Stevens
657:Kim Medcalf
651:. The 2006
533:Robert Lang
509:Edith Evans
501:The Old Vic
335:Hilda Moore
76:Edith Evans
43:Noël Coward
3559:1924 plays
3553:Categories
3334:The Vortex
3027:Semi-Monde
2987:The Vortex
2595:Lahr, John
2228:Daily News
2198:The Tatler
2194:Daily News
2137:The Tatler
2124:The Sphere
2035:"Week End"
1952:18 October
1500:Day, p. 75
1389:References
1249:as Simon,
1222:as Sandy,
1218:as David,
1210:as Simon,
1206:as Sorel,
1058:The Tatler
1023:The Tatler
1014:The Sphere
1006:Basil Dean
985:as Sandy.
926:as Sandy,
922:as David,
914:as Clara,
910:as Simon,
908:Robert Joy
906:as Sorel,
904:Mia Dillon
875:as Sandy,
871:as David,
863:as Clara,
861:Sudie Bond
859:as Simon,
855:as Sorel,
816:as David,
808:. In 2014
790:Dora Bryan
726:as Sandy,
724:Sam Callis
718:as David,
691:as Simon,
687:as David,
671:as David,
665:Judi Dench
663:as Simon,
659:as Sorel,
617:Sara Crowe
531:as Sandy,
527:as David,
523:as Clara,
515:as Simon,
348:Ann Trevor
256:Gavin Muir
149:The Vortex
136:Still Life
106:Background
88:Judi Dench
3457:Cavalcade
3366:Cavalcade
3155:Quadrille
3083:Cavalcade
3059:Home Chat
2995:Hay Fever
2928:Sail Away
2782:Works by
2731:Hay Fever
2712:, at the
2710:Play text
2642:(2000) .
2481:Hay Fever
2349:The Times
2245:The Times
2224:Hay Fever
2088:The Argus
2072:The Argus
2064:The Argus
1947:0261-3077
1933:Hay Fever
1905:The Stage
1901:Hay Fever
1897:The Stage
1878:Hay Fever
1864:Hay Fever
1433:required)
1373:Hay Fever
1329:Hay Fever
1274:Heinemann
1266:Hay Fever
1245:as Myra,
1226:as Myra,
1190:Hay Fever
1170:Hay Fever
1166:The Times
1142:Hay Fever
1124:CBS Radio
1107:Hay Fever
1103:John Lahr
1095:Hay Fever
1083:Hay Fever
1075:Hay Fever
1039:The Times
1028:Hay Fever
1018:Hay Fever
930:as Myra,
892:Hay Fever
820:as Myra,
766:Hay Fever
757:The Stage
752:Eva Moore
742:in 2015.
722:as Myra,
619:. A 1999
519:as Myra,
196:Hay Fever
183:Hay Fever
140:Hay Fever
120:Hay Fever
100:Hay Fever
38:Hay Fever
2896:Operette
2872:Musicals
2736:LibriVox
2597:(1982).
2575:(1995).
2410:, tv.com
2392:Archived
2372:Archived
2347:Review,
2332:Archived
2022:ibdb.com
2003:ibdb.com
1973:ibdb.com
1346:in 1936.
1134:(1952),
591:starred
503:was the
480:West End
475:Revivals
129:Broadway
47:West End
3574:Cookham
3524:Musical
3276:Memoirs
3043:Sirocco
2745:at the
2565:5997224
2445:Sources
2090:, p. 10
2074:, p. 10
1105:called
949:Molière
440:Act III
407:flapper
365:Cookham
3535:(1964)
3516:(1967)
3508:(1967)
3500:(1965)
3492:(1964)
3484:(1962)
3476:(1956)
3468:(1956)
3460:(1955)
3441:(2020)
3433:(2008)
3425:(2000)
3417:(1967)
3409:(1952)
3401:(1942)
3393:(1940)
3385:(1933)
3377:(1933)
3369:(1933)
3361:(1933)
3353:(1930)
3345:(1928)
3337:(1928)
3329:(1927)
3303:(1982)
3295:(1954)
3287:(1937)
3268:(1964)
3260:(1960)
3241:(1950)
3233:(1945)
3225:(1945)
3217:(1944)
3209:(1942)
3190:(1966)
3182:(1960)
3174:(1959)
3166:(1956)
3158:(1952)
3150:(1951)
3142:(1946)
3134:(1941)
3126:(1939)
3118:(1939)
3110:(1936)
3102:(1934)
3094:(1932)
3086:(1931)
3078:(1930)
3070:(1930)
3062:(1927)
3054:(1927)
3046:(1927)
3038:(1926)
3030:(1926)
3022:(1926)
3014:(1925)
3006:(1925)
2998:(1925)
2990:(1924)
2982:(1923)
2974:(1922)
2966:(1920)
2958:(1918)
2939:(1963)
2931:(1961)
2923:(1954)
2915:(1950)
2907:(1946)
2899:(1938)
2891:(1934)
2883:(1929)
2864:(1972)
2856:(1972)
2848:(1968)
2842:(1945)
2834:(1939)
2826:(1932)
2818:(1928)
2810:(1925)
2802:(1923)
2791:Revues
2692:
2673:
2654:
2624:
2605:
2583:
2563:
2544:
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2506:
2487:
1945:
1319:Proust
1016:said "
647:, and
413:Act II
262:Clara
223:Roles
57:and a
3318:Films
3249:Prose
3198:Films
2947:Plays
1285:Notes
942:Other
488:with
375:Act I
55:farce
2690:ISBN
2671:ISBN
2652:ISBN
2622:ISBN
2603:ISBN
2581:ISBN
2561:OCLC
2542:ISBN
2523:ISBN
2504:ISBN
2485:ISBN
1954:2023
1943:ISSN
1184:and
1056:and
615:and
583:and
560:and
359:Plot
168:and
94:and
2465:doi
1321:'s
1146:NBC
1128:BBC
1098:...
1012:in
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