Hi Quityertalking~! All i know is it about a birthday for the aged dowager. It starts with something like "you'd never know to see me now, but i was once young and fair, with hair as red as the fox, they said" and it ends with something like "And now, the Dowager Duchess said, I am far too old to care, but she was pale as any ghost, when she walked up the stair.."~! :-) Perhaps my dad was wrong and it was not even Joyce Grenfell, i am not sure~!
i have tried by ALL means to get a song/poem/monologue i beleive was Joyce Grenfell abut a Dowager Duchess that my dad used to play me. Anyone know it?~!
What a super talented lady... And she was the niece of Lady Aster... From the Woolworth family... What a brilliant observer of people and she transports you into her world... Fantastic :0)x
@wenglishsal Grenfell was indeed the niece of Nancy AstOr and Astor was indeed an American heiress; but she was not connected with the Woolworth family.
@bs3bloke ... Oops, sorry my info was wrong there... But what a fantastic woman Joyce was... I have just watched a tribute to Alistair Sim.. and she acted with the marvelous man in the St Trinians films... A total star, regal, funny and very very watchable.... ;0)x
How did she remember all that script? Never an er or um or stumble.
A brilliant observer of life and a thoroughly nice human being. Pity we've lost her.
RIP Joyce.
thrippleton 1 month ago
Joyce a true Engish gem, my favourite was the school teacher "George Don't do that"
MrGrayTube 2 months ago
Thank you SO much Willzdc~! *mwah*~! it is my favourite too~!
missdotgee 3 months ago
Mrs. Barham!!!!!
egames170 7 months ago
".........gothic."
bobstermarley 1 year ago
Hi Quityertalking~! All i know is it about a birthday for the aged dowager. It starts with something like "you'd never know to see me now, but i was once young and fair, with hair as red as the fox, they said" and it ends with something like "And now, the Dowager Duchess said, I am far too old to care, but she was pale as any ghost, when she walked up the stair.."~! :-) Perhaps my dad was wrong and it was not even Joyce Grenfell, i am not sure~!
missdotgee 1 year ago
i have tried by ALL means to get a song/poem/monologue i beleive was Joyce Grenfell abut a Dowager Duchess that my dad used to play me. Anyone know it?~!
missdotgee 1 year ago
@missdotgee Was it called The Countess of Coteley?
Quityertalkin 1 year ago
@missdotgee It's called 'Ballad' it's my favourite song by her! x
Willzdc 3 months ago
Oh gosh my father (RIP) introduced me to this wonderful woman. Thanks for posting!
flyingfisbeefilms 1 year ago
Priceless!...xxx....TY for posting!
mammypuss 1 year ago
Funny stuff. Very good at a plumy voice, Great to watch and so so so so so so so so so so so so so funny. :D:P
71iamsocool 1 year ago
Wonderful, I adore Joyce.
fannycraddock99 1 year ago
What a super talented lady... And she was the niece of Lady Aster... From the Woolworth family... What a brilliant observer of people and she transports you into her world... Fantastic :0)x
wenglishsal 1 year ago
@wenglishsal Grenfell was indeed the niece of Nancy AstOr and Astor was indeed an American heiress; but she was not connected with the Woolworth family.
bs3bloke 1 year ago
@bs3bloke ... Oops, sorry my info was wrong there... But what a fantastic woman Joyce was... I have just watched a tribute to Alistair Sim.. and she acted with the marvelous man in the St Trinians films... A total star, regal, funny and very very watchable.... ;0)x
wenglishsal 1 year ago
Another great monologue!
misterxr 1 year ago
such a great woman!!!
fizzywizzy2006 2 years ago