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Set on a dazzling in the round set of black and white spirals with pneumatically managed circular stages that rose and fell for each major change of scene, a convincing cast performed to the hilt to a full. Just before he escapes on tour to africa the full extent of his misdemeanours is discovered. Maxwell snurge, eminent politician, to sophie, uncrowned queen of henry viii. Sir noel peirce coward 16 december 1899 26 march 1973 was an english playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what time magazine called a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise coward attended a dance academy in london as a child, making his professional stage debut at the age of eleven. Noel coward was born in 1899 in teddington, middlesex. Noel coward with lilian braithwaite, his costar in the vortex the vortex is a play in three acts by the english writer and actor noel coward.
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