"Private Lives" Act I - Vivien Leigh & Laurence Olivier

[Charmedfan2010]

Ok, I'm a little confused so I would love if someone could clear this up. Vivien is playing Amanda who is marrying/ed Victor and Olivier is playing Elliot who is marrying/ed Sybil? Is that right?

[Pattifish]

My all time favorite actors and topic. Scarlett and Heathcliff. Would have loved to have seen the movie clip.

[Karsch100]

This is awesome! This seems like a funny play. :)

Listening to Vivien and Larry are great...they were a wonderful couple. :)

Does anyone know if a film version of this play ever was made?

[filmfreak491]

LOVELY. Gawd I adore these two. I wish someone would post a scene of the Norma Shearer version of Private Lives. Everyone says how good it is bout i cant afford to buy it! Take pitty on a poor soul!

[mookindahouse]

Olivier was in the original 1931 stage production

[92af]

Laurence Olivier was totaly better than Alec Guinness was

[weepingforbrunnhilde]

Enchanting and delicious.

I saw the film version of this one day on TCM. It was really special.

[MoscowSsky]

Wonderful!!!

[HarborGuy]

Wonderful!!!

[beachnikk]

Very witty and entertaining, a shame there aren't such perfomers with her wit, intelligence and class these days.

[guaranagrl]

LOL Vivien cracks me up. Why are they calling each other different names? LMAO THESE TWO ARE SO FUNNY!!! Here I was sitting here having trouble waking up this morning. What is this though, a radio show or what? I need to buy this.

[divinafan2]

the reason they're calling each other different names is because they're not playing themselves--doing noel coward's play private lives.

[satualm]

On August 30 Olivier and Leigh were married in Santa Barbara, California, in a ceremony attended only by their witnesses, Katharine Hepburn and Garson Kanin.

[satualm]

In February 1940, Jill Esmond agreed to divorce Olivier, and Holman also agreed to divorce Leigh, although they maintained a strong friendship for the rest of Leigh's life. Esmond was granted custody of Tarquin, her son with Olivier, and Holman was granted custody of Suzanne, his daughter with Leigh

[satualm]

Thanks for posting this !

[ginafaloola]

"The minister!" "Oh, will I? Yes, I -- of course I will!"

I love them so much!

[Cagney888]

"No, but she hadn't your mother either" !!!! I'm dying!!

[Cagney888]

I love them!!!!

Can all you Larry and Viv fans please watch my video?!

[ginafaloola]

thanks so much!!! they're both as witty and wonderful as usual :)

[kaska83]

O my God! What a treasure! It's brilliant! They would've been so great in it on stage! What year is this recording from? Thanks so much for uploading!

[vlo1913]

The CD does not state what year this was aired. I would have to say the mids 40's. :O)

[Cagney888]

Where did you get the CD?

[vlo1913]

I got this CD from EBAY.

[Jibbs1980]

Earlier I think. I have a feeling it was first performed with Larry in 1930!

[Maralovesyou2]

Impossible. She got into showbiz when she was about twenty, twenty-one, which would be approximately 1933/34. She would have to be sixteen or seventeen if this was done in 1930.

She hadn't even met Larry then

[ellakanahmen]

Laurence Olivier did the original version of this play. This radio play is NOT the original version, In the original staged version, Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence played Elyot and Amanda, and Laurence Olivier and his then-wife Jill Esmond played the dweeby spouses Victor and Sybil.  Olivier was not even very well-known at that time. This recording is a radio play (from the 1940s, maybe?) when Olivier and Leigh were a couple and quite well-known. They sound awesome, yes?.

[Jibbs1980]

@Maralovesyou2 u like cottaging

[carolamax]

I love this! thank you for posting!

[mistyrow]

you are a darling to put this up. Thanks. I am obsessed with Miss Leigh.

[meladorimagpie]

LOVE!!!!

[leboc]

It's wonderful, but could you include the rest of the act on another video? Thank you.

[vlo1913]

There is a part 2. I'll see if i can link it...:O)

[hunny101]

i love this!!

[vlo1913]

Glad you both enjoyed this!

[moonflower0924]

Wee! this made my day thanks. :D