After The Ball - Original London Cast (SEPIA 1043)

Tracklisting:

After The Ball - Original London Cast

1. Oh, What A Century It’s Been - Chorus 3:55 LISTEN

2. I Knew That You Would Be My Love - Vanessa Lee, Peter Graves 2:23 LISTEN

3. Mr. Hopper’s Chanty - Graham Payn, Dennis Bowen, Tom Gill 2:23 LISTEN

4. Sweet Day - Vanessa Lee 3:28 LISTEN

5. Quartette - Chorus 2:22 LISTEN

6. Crème De La Crème - Chorus 2:17

7. Light Is The Heart - Mary Ellis 3:10 LISTEN

8. Why Is It The Woman Who Pays - Chorus 4:44 LISTEN

9. London At Night - Chorus 2:49 LISTEN

10. Aria - Vanessa Lee 4:35 LISTEN

11. May I Have The Pleasure - Graham Payn, Irene Browne 2:02 LISTEN

12. All My Life Ago - Mary Ellis 2:40 LISTEN

13. Faraway Land - Graham Payn, Patricia Cree 4:05 LISTEN

14. Something On A Tray - Irene Browne 2:41 LISTEN

15. Clear Bright Morning - Vanessa Lee 2:08 LISTEN

16. Reprise: London At Night - Chorus 2:06 LISTEN

BONUS TRACKS

17. Matelot - Graham Payn 3:18 LISTEN

18. Sigh No More - Graham Payn 3:11 LISTEN

19. Dear Madame Salvador /
My Horse Has Cast A Shoe - Mary Martin And Graham Payn 4:30 LISTEN

20. Bright Was The Day - Mary Martin And Graham Payn 4:47 LISTEN

21. Fumfumbolo - Graham Payn 4:30 LISTEN

22. In A Boat On A Lake With My Darling (Live Recording) - Graham Payn 3:43 LISTEN

23. Finder, Please Return - Vanessa Lee 3:08 LISTEN

24. On Such A Night As This - Vanessa Lee 3:07 LISTEN

Title: After the Ball
Artist: Original London Cast - Mary Ellis, Vanessa Lee, Graham Payn etc
Catalogue No: SEPIA 1043
Barcode: 5055122110439
Release Date: 1 February 2005

Based on Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan; with score by The Master Noel Coward and headed by a star-studded cast - Mary Ellis, Vanessa Lee, Peter Graves, Graham Payn, Irene Browne, a who’s-who of the then London stage, it seemed extraordinary that After the Ball only managed 188 performances. Perhaps the combination of Wilde and Coward did not work but the score is top quality and Coward supplied a charming set of lyrics.
This would be the last major stage appearance for Mary Ellis, the American born star who had reigned the West End stage between the two world wars achieving great success in Jerome Kern’s Music in the Air and two shows by Ivor Novello - The Dancing Years and Glamorous Night.

For bonus tracks we have included performances from three other Coward productions - Graham Payn singing “Matelot” and “Sigh No More” from the revue Sigh No More and selections from Pacific 1860 performed by the stars Mary Martin and Graham Payn. We have also included a “live” recording introduced by Coward of Payn singing “In A Boat On A Lake With My Darling” from Ace of Clubs.

Vanessa Lee was discovered by Ivor Novello who starred her in his King’s Rhapsody and made her a star over night. She recorded Novello’s “Finder, Please Return” and “On Such A Night As This” from his final production Gay’s the Word and these two songs complete our bonus track selection.

"... it is good to have this at last on CD. The generous fill-up tracks include six more Coward numbers sung by Graham Payn, and a couple of Novello done by Vanessa Lee. ..well-presented, with photographs and copies of the original artwork or programme."

Patrick O'Connor, Gramophone, July 2005

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