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TONIGHT AT EIGHT-THIRTY A sequence of Nine One-act Plays and Musicals by Noel Coward. Designed to be presented in various combinations of three bills of three plays. Manchester Opera House, 15 October, 1935. Phoenix Theatre, London 29 January, 1936 Tonight at 8.30: A series of one-act plays, the parts depict the decline of Western civilization, and are performed in different combinations to make up three shows. We Were Dancing (Comedy; 2 Scenes) After spending an evening trying to convince her husband to let her go to Australia with her lover, next morning, a young wife has second thoughts about the affair and decides against it. Louise Chateris Hubert Chateris Karl Sandys Clara Bethel George Davies Eva Blake Maj. Blake Ippaga Country club members The Astonished Heart (Play 6 Scenes) Through a series of flashbacks, in reverse order, the stormy passionate affair of a psychiatrist and his wife's friend is shown culminating in his death by suicide. Christian Faber Barbara Faber Leonora Vail Tim Verney Susan Birch Sir Reginald French Ernest Red Peppers (Sketch with music) George and Lily Pepper have a music-hall act which is decidedly not up to scratch. They row with the manager after a poor first house, and during the second the musical director makes their act look ridiculous. George and Lily Pepper, a music-hall duo Mr Edwards, House Manager Bert Bendy, Musical Director Alf, call boy Mabel Grace, an old actress

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