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BLESS
THE
BRIDE
(ORIGINAL
LONDON
CAST)
SEPIA
1124
1.
Selections
from
BLESS
THE
BRIDE
Vivian
Ellis
at
the
piano
with
Orchestra
2.
INTRODUCTION
Narrated
by
Alastair
MacIntyre
3.
CROQUET,
CROQUET
Company
4.
TOO
GOOD
TO
BE
TRUE
Brian
Reece
5.
THOMAS
T.
Lizbeth
Webb
6.
OH!
WHAT
WILL
MOTHER
SAY?
Company
7.
I
WAS
NEVER
KISSED
BEFORE
Lizbeth
Webb,
Georges
Guétary
8.
MA
BELLE
MARGUERITE
Georges
Guétary
9.
DUCKY
Anona
Winn
10.
BLESS
THE
BRIDE
and
ACT
ONE
FINALE
Company
11.
BOBBING,
BOBBING
Company
12.
MON
PAUVRE
PETIT
PIERRE
Betty
Paul,
Lizbeth
Webb,
Georges
Guétary
13.
THE
ENGLISHMAN
Brian
Reece,
Eric
Fort,
Edna
Clement,
Stewart
Vartan
14.
THIS
IS
MY
LOVELY
DAY
Lizbeth
Webb,
Georges
Guétary
15.
THE
FISH
Company
16.
TO
FRANCE
Georges
Guétary
and
Company
17.
MY
BIG
MOMENT
Brian
Reece
18.
HERE'S
A
KISS
FOR
ONE-AND-TWENTY
Company
19.
FINALE:
THIS
IS
MY
LOVELY
DAY
Georges
Guétary,
Lizbeth
Webb
20.
GRAND
FINALE
Orchestra
Bonus
Tracks
21.
I
WAS
NEVER
KISSED
BEFORE
Georges
Guétary,
Lizbeth
Webb
22.
MA
BELLE
MARGUERITE
(in
French)
Georges
Guétary
23.
TABLE
FOR
TWO
Georges
Guétary
24.
THIS
IS
MY
LOVELY
DAY
George
Guétary,
Lizbeth
Webb
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Title:
Bless
the
Bride
Artist:
Original
London
Cast
-
Lizbeth
Webb,
Georges
Guétary
Catalogue
No.:
SEPIA
1124
Barcode:
5055122111245
Release
Date:
2
March
2009
Bless
the
Bride
opened
at
London's
Adelphi
Theatre
in
April
1947
and
became
one
of
Britain's
biggest
post
war
musicals,
running
a
staggering
886
performances
in
spite
of
stiff
competition
from
"imported"
shows
like
Oklahoma!
and
Annie
Get
Your
Gun.
1947
was
the
year
the
engagement
of
Princess
Elizabeth
to
Lt.
Philip
Mountbatten
was
announced
with
the
royal
wedding
taking
place
in
November
the
same
year.
As
a
result
the
country
was
in
a
wedding
frenzy
which
no
doubt
contributed
to
the
show's
success.
With
an
enchanting
score
by
Vivian
Ellis
and
lyrics
by
A.
P.
Herbert,
the
romantic
leads
were
played
by
French
actor
Georges
Guétary
and
our
own
"Champagne
Soprano"
Lizbeth
Webb.
Brian
Reece,
Anona
Winn
and
Betty
Paul
offered
strong
support.
Only
four
of
the
songs
got
recorded
commercially
with
the
show-stopping
duet
"This
is
my
lovely
day"
becoming
a
favourite
at
weddings.
The
cast,
however,
were
invited
to
record
an
hour's
potted
version
of
the
show
for
radio
broadcast,
and
it
is
from
these
rare
transcriptions
we
have
restored
for
this
CD
issue.
For
bonus
tracks
we
include
a
recording
by
the
composer
Vivian
Ellis
at
the
piano
of
selections
from
the
show
along
with
three
of
the
four
commercially
recorded
songs
-
"Table
for
two",
"I
was
never
kissed
before"
and
"This
is
my
lovely
day"
and
Georges
Guétary
singing
"Ma
Belle
Marguerite"
recorded
in
French
for
the
French
market.
This
CD
has
been
released
with
the
blessing
and
support
of
Lizbeth
Webb
who
provided
the
stunning
production
photographs
in
the
CD
booklet.
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