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Tails Up! was a 1918 London revue presented by André Charlot starring Jack Buchanan. The premiere took place at the Comedy Theatre, London on 1 June 1918 with Philip Braham conducting the band, and the show ran for 467 performances.^[1]^[2]

Songs

The main credit for the music was to Philip Braham with lyrics by Davy Burnaby and Hugh E. Wright.^{[citation needed]} The "Book" (or script) was by John Hastings Turner. Additional songs were provided by Doris Joel, Noël Coward, and others.^[3]

Songs in the revue included:

by Philip Braham^[4]

"Wild thyme"
"The Apache rag"
"Let's all go raving mad"
"The twinkle in her eye"
"The 5.35 to Brighton"
"Gnee'ah"
"When the curfew rings"
"The servants' ball"
"Tails up!
"The old bran pie"

by Ivor Novello^[4]

"Anything I can do for you"

by Noël Coward and Doris Joel: ^[5]

"Peter Pan" This was Coward's first publicly performed song.^[6] "Peter Pan" was Coward's first lyric to be sold, though the accounts of Coward's audition with Charlot given by Coward and Charlot differ markedly.^[7]

By Al Jolson, B.G. DeSylva and Gus Kahn^{[citation needed]}

"'N Everything"

Cast

Jack Buchanan^[8]
Phyllis Monkman^[9]
Phyllis Titmuss^[10]
Gilbert Childs^[11]
Clifford Cobb
Teddie Gerard

Babette Tobin

References

[1]
Carson, Lionel The Stage Year Book Carson & Comerford Limited, 1919, p. 103.
[2]
Keepingscore "Tails Up"
[3]
Seeley, Robert; Bunnett, Rex; Rust, Brian A. L.; London musical shows on record, 1889-1989: a Hundred Years General Gramophone Publications, 1989, p. 211. "TAILS UP (Comedy, 1 June 1918) Music: Philip Braham. Lyrics: Davy Burnaby and Hugh E. Wright. Book: John Hastings Turner. Additional songs by Doris Joel, Noël Coward, Al Jolson, B.G. DeSylva, Gus Kahn, et al. Comedy Theatre, London - 1 June 1918 Cast: Jack Buchanan (a), Gilbert Childs (b), Clifford Cobb (c), Teddie Gerard (d), Phyllis Monkman (e), Arthur Playfair, Phyllis Titmuss. MD: Philip Braham: Tails up; The five thirty five to Brighton; Apache rag; Gnee-ah!; The twinkle in my eye;
[4]
Philip, Braham. "The 5.35 to Brighton, page 5". Library of Congress. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
[5]
Bessie Jones recorded this song in 1918. See The Gramophone, Volume 56 (1979), p. 1486
[6]
Levin, Milton. Noël Coward (1989), p. 14. Coward had written the song "Forbidden Fruit" in 1915, but it was not publicly performed, apparently, until 1924".
[7]
Moore, James Ross Andre Charlot: The Genius of Intimate Musical Revue McFarland Publishing, 2005, p. 58. "This is what he had written: Peter Pan has had to do the latest dance; Wendy too thought she would like to take a chance; Captain Hook was really most disgusted; Smee and Starky seemed to look quite flustered, And pretty little Tinker Bell said to Peter Pan,..."
[8]
Cotes, Peter George Robey: "The darling of the halls" Cassell, 1972, p. 86. "Jack Buchanan, still a rather lackadaisical juvenile lead, not yet grown into his full character, was starring with Phyllis Monkman in Tails Up, a rather limp musical."
[9]
Laffey, Bruce Beatrice Lillie: the funniest woman in the world New York: Wynwood Press, 1990 p. 42. "Phyllis Monkman, then appearing with Jack Buchanan in Tails Up at the Comedy, had been seen around town a great deal with young Robert Peel."
[10]
Potter, Stephen Steps to immaturity Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959, p. 218. "I saw Jack Buchanan and Phyllis Titmuss do their songs and dances together in Tails Up. "I'm very fond of wild thyme," sang Phyllis. "I've had a wild time too," replied Jack. Sow it in your garden — won't you make a note? I'll sow it in a line ..."
[11]
Who was Who in the Theatre, 1912-1976 Gale Group, 1978, p. 438. "CHILDS, Gilbert, actor ... June, 1918, in " Tails Up "

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