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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.〔Carson, Lionel ''The Stage Year Book'' Carson & Comerford Limited, 1919, p. 103.〕〔(Keepingscore "Tails Up" )〕 ==Songs== The main credit for the music was to Philip Braham with lyrics by Davy Burnaby and Hugh E. Wright. The "Book" (or script) was by John Hastings Turner. Additional songs were provided by Doris Joel and Noël Coward, and others.〔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; 〕 Songs in the revue included: * "Wild thyme" words bv Douglas Furber, music by Philip Braham. * The five thirty five to Brighton * Apache rag * Gnee-ah! * The twinkle in my eye * Wild thyme * The curfew * The servants' ball * "Peter Pan" words by Noël Coward, music by Doris Joel.〔Bessie Jones recorded this song in 1918. See ''The Gramophone'', Volume 56 (1979), p. 1486〕 This was Coward's first publicly performed song.〔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".〕 * "'N Everything," - the Al Jolson, B.G. DeSylva and Gus Kahn number. "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.〔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,..."〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tails Up!」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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