Coward’s Design for Living Epitomizes the 1930’s
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Drama, Theater, Playwrights, Entertainment, Entertainers
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Ohio
- Date: January 2, 1933
Article abstract: Noël Coward kept a promise to Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne and wrote a comedy that epitomized the laughter and despair of the 1930’s.
Summary of Event
Design for Living resulted from an eleven-year-old promise. In 1921, Noël Coward, Alfred Lunt, and Lynn Fontanne were relatively unknown. They dreamed of stardom, and they agreed that, when fame arrived, Coward would write a play to star all three.
Coward had begun to perform in 1910; he had worked in Charles Hawtrey’s company in 1911 and, among other appearances, had...
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