Sing a Rude Song
Lyrics by Caryl Brahms and Ned Sherrin: Music by Ron Grainer
First produced at the Greenwich Theatre February 17th, 1970 it was presented at the Garrick Theatre May 26th (71 perfs) by Robert Stigwood and Bob Swash.
Synopsis
Marie Lloyd was born in 1870. During her career she experienced continuous professional success from the age of 17. She created songs like "My Old Man," "One of the Ruins" and "Oh Mr. Porter" and brought colour, liveliness of observation, art of a very high order and a touch of what she used to call "the old blue bag" to faithful audiences until she died within hours of collapsing on stage at Edmonton in October, 1922. Her private life was a different matter and "Sing A Rude Song" tells the story of her troubles with two of her three husbands; the coster singer Alec Hurley and the much younger Irish jockey, Bernard Dillon, who won the Derby in 1910 and was subsequently warned off. She had her troubles with authority, too, crossing the L.C.C. licensing authorities and being left out of the First Royal Command Variety Performance in 1912 at a time when she was the undisputed Queen of the Halls.
Musical Numbers
- I'm In a Mood to Get My Teeth Into a Song
- That's What They Say
- This Time It's Happiness
- Whoops Cockie!
- It Was Only a Friendly Kiss
- Whoops Cockie! (Reprise)
- We've Been and Gone and Done It
- Haven't the Words
- You Don't Know What It's Like to Fall In Love at Forty
- Waiting On the Off Chance
- Waiting For the Royal Train
- I'm Nobody In Particular
- Wave Goodbye
- Leave Me Here to Linger with the Ladies
- The One and Only
- Sing a Rude Song
Cast
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Discography
Original London Cast Recording - Polydor 2383 018