A scene from Fallen Angels (1923), written by the English dramatist Noël Coward (1899-1973), and first produced and directed by Stanley Bell at the Globe Theatre, London, on 21st April 1925.
Fallen Angels was written in 1923 as the post-war Jazz Age was beginning to flourish but it was not performed until 1925, as producers - in this case Anthony Princep of the Globe Theatre, raided Coward’s back catalogue after the success of The Vortex. Even before it opened, though, it caused controversy.
Best, Bankhead and Trevor in the original production
Cast & Crew
Frederick Sterroll Arthur Wellesley
Jane Banbury Edna Best
Julia Sterroll Tallulah Bankhead
Maurice Duclos Austin Trevor
Saunders Mona Harrison
William Banbury Gerald Ames
Crew
Designer Joseph Harker
Designer Phil Harker
Director Stanley Bell
