Nol Coward: 15 great quotes

"Don’t put your daughter on the stage, Mrs Worthington"

Coward (above, with Elaine Stritch in 1962) wrote many fine songs, including this 1933 one about actresses. The full verse is:

'Don’t put your daughter on the stage, Mrs. Worthington/
Don’t put your daughter on the stage/
The profession is overcrowded/
And the struggle’s pretty tough/
And admitting the fact she’s burning to act/
That isn’t quite enough/
She’s a big girl and though her teeth are fairly good/
She’s not the type I ever would be eager to engage/
I repeat, Mrs. Worthington, sweet Mrs Worthington/
Don’t put your daughter on the stage.'

Picture: Rex Features

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