Together With Music
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Together With Music was a one-off programme, broadcast live in 1955 on American television, starring Noël Coward and Mary Martin. Described as "an entertainment", the show was directed by Coward, who wrote most of the featured material, some of it written for the broadcast. Songs by Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein and others were also included. A kinescope recording of the live broadcast survives, and an audio recording has been published on LP and CD.
The show was Coward's début on American television; Martin had appeared in several earlier TV broadcasts. As it was to be transmitted live, Coward insisted on exceptionally thorough rehearsal to ensure as far as possible that nothing went wrong on the night. There was no chorus, there were no elaborate sets. The two stars performed the entire ninety-minute show, separately and together. Reviews were enthusiastic.
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By the mid-1950s Mary Martin was an established Broadway star. She had appeared in leading roles in shows including One Touch of Venus (1943) and South Pacific (1949).
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