Ned Rorem in Paris - 29 May, 1961
from The Later Diaries of Ned Rorem 1961-1972, page 6:
Dined last night with Philippe Erlanger at the Elysée Club, a sort of superior Sardi's with a ground floor catering to after-theatre supperers, and a private membership sous-sol for solvent artists, mostly theatrical. As we began our turbot à la reine, who should be ushered to the next table but Noël Coward, alone, who proceeded to order an incongruous meal of snails and hot chocolate. While Philippe ever so properly continued his ceaseless chatter (suddenly more discreet), Coward and I intensely examined each other and calculated our separate advantages. I lit a cigaret … more >>
The Later Diaries of Ned Rorem 1961-1972 (San Francisco, ), p. 6. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1420497009814 accessed: 1 September, 2024
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'Smoke gets in your eyes'
written by Jerome Kern |
performed by Noël Coward |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 29 May, 1961 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors, in public |