Bolton also wrote stage adaptations of novels by Henry James and Somerset Maugham, and wrote three novels on his own and a fourth in collaboration with Bernard Newman.Each promises the prize role to the girl they selected without informing the other until they head back across the Atlantic by liner - with each man having brought his choice along It becomes a stormy crossing as each man has to tell his find that she might not get the role after all.Any time you want a little of mine.
Excuse me, darlings. Hello, Victor, how are you All right, Vic, its a nice party. Hiya, Lottie. - Hi, Mr. Benson. - Check the billing Man, you went the full route, didnt you You know theres nothing I wouldnt do for you, Bill. You hungry - No. - Thirsty - I can wait a little bit. Want a girl to. - No, Im too tired. Can I carry you - Victor, put your pen away, will you - Good evening, Bill. Hi, Fritzi. I told you I wasnt going to sign a contract. Leave it to me. Its easy. Its easy, huh, Victor I dont know anybody like that. Theres this unknown genius waiting to be discovered somewhere. Thats very exciting. Whats that - Sounds like a raid. Look whos here Its nobody, just Ted Adams. Otto Give them a break. Thank you very much. Thank you. Hey, that was some reception, huh A year ago, nobody ever heard of him. Fastest rise of anyone in television. Did you ever see him work - No, I live in a fringe area. What kind of guest of honor are you Theyre all screaming for you. Come on - Why didnt you tell me Teddy, baby Look here. Tallulahs waiting. Right. Did you tell Bill that Ive decided to do the show with him - Yes. What did he say What did he say What could he say Hes crazy about the idea. This is it. Itll open the second act. Why dont you try it Bill Excuse me, darlings. Ted, you know Bill Benson. Sure. - How do you do Nice to see you, Ted. Thank you. - See, I cant tell you how excited I am. Hes a great fan of yours. How about the number Well, Ive only just seen the verse, but Ill take a hack at it. They should erect a statue to the guy Who first thought of hitting someone with a pie Call it hokum, hoke, or what you will It sure got a laugh and theyre laughing still And nothing sounds quite as glorious As a laugh thats real uproarious. Cut, here. Time. This calls for two fellows. I need another guy. You do Why dont you run through it with him Thank you, darling. Got it. Give them elegant prose Noel Coward bon mots Yeah, and tres gay. Youll get notices But youll go broke If the heros flustered Hit him with a custard You gotta give the people hoke. Do your best tour jet From a classic ballet And theyll rush to the lobby and smoke Add a tiny pratfall And youll be running that ball You gotta give the people hoke Now the critics may say its trash But trash or not, its a smash Weve done it again And the crowds are standing in line Cause Winchell thinks its just fine Every year at the Met They go deeper in debt You would think that its time they awoke They dont want Pagliacci Give them Liberace That would be a master stroke You gotta give the people. Born in England and educated in France and the US, he trained as an architect but turned to writing. Bolton preferred working in collaboration with others, principally the English writers P. G. Wodehouse and Fred Thompson, with whom he wrote 21 and 14 shows respectively, and the American playwright George Middleton, with whom he wrote ten shows. Among his other collaborators in Britain were George Grossmith Jr., Ian Hay and Weston and Lee. In the US, he worked with George and Ira Gershwin, Kalmar and Ruby and Oscar Hammerstein II. These shows moved the American musical away from the traditions of European operetta to small scale, intimate productions with what the Oxford Encyclopedia of Popular Music calls, smart and witty integrated books and lyrics, considered to be a watershed in the evolution of the American musical. Among his 50 plays and musicals, most of which were considered frothy confections, additional hits included Primrose (1924), the Gershwins Lady, Be Good (1925) and especially Cole Porters Anything Goes (1935).
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