''Tails Up!'' was a 1918 London revue presented by

André Charlot Eugène André Maurice Charlot (26 July 1882 – 20 May 1956) was a French-born impresario known primarily for the musical revues he staged in London between 1912 and 1937. He later worked as a character actor in numerous American films. Born in ...

starring

Jack Buchanan Walter John Buchanan (2 April 1890 – 20 October 1957) was a Scottish theatre and film actor, singer, dancer, producer and director. He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George Gr ...

. 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.

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,

Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time (magazine), Time'' called "a sense of personal style, a combination of c ...

, and others. Songs in the revue included: ;by Philip Braham * "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 Ivor Novello (born David Ivor Davies; 15 January 1893 – 6 March 1951) was a Welsh actor, dramatist, singer and composer who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. He was born into a musical ...

* "Anything I can do for you" ;by Noël Coward and Doris Joel: * "Peter Pan" This was Coward's first publicly performed song. "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. ;By

Al Jolson Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson, ; May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian-born American singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian. Self-billed as "The World's Greatest Entertainer," Jolson was one of the United States' most famous and ...

, B.G. DeSylva and

Gus Kahn Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including " Pretty Baby", " Ain't We Got Fun?", " Carolina in the Morning", " Toot, Toot, Tootsie (G ...

* " 'N Everything"

Cast

* Jack Buchanan * Phyllis Monkman * Phyllis Titmuss * Gilbert Childs''Who was Who in the Theatre, 1912-1976'' Gale Group, 1978, p. 438. "CHILDS, Gilbert, actor ... June, 1918, in " Tails Up " * Clifford Cobb * Teddie Gerard Babette Tobin

References

{{reflist 1918 musicals Revues West End musicals