Blithe Spirit, Hay Fever, Private Lives

Download or read book Blithe Spirit, Hay Fever, Private Lives written by Noël Coward and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1999-01-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with languid aristocrats trading witticisms as they wait for martinis, this collection of three Noel Coward plays encapsulates the qualities that made him one of the most popular playwrights of the 1930s and '40s and one of the great personalities of the century. In Blithe Spirit, Charles Condomine receives a visit from his first wife, Elvira. Unfortunately, Elvira is now a ghost and Charles has, understandably, moved on and married Ruth. The bohemian protagonists of Hay Fever wreak emotional havoc on a house full of weekend visitors. In Private Lives, a recently divorced couple find themselves in adjoining hotel rooms while on honeymoon with their new spouses.