Cole Porter

Swellegant and ellegant. Deluxe and delovely. Cole Porter was the most sophisticated name in the 20th century songwritting. And to play him on screen, Hollywood chose debonair icon Cary Grant.

Four red plaid traveling cases-- one of each belonging to a befuddled Iowa musicologist, a strange but bright young woman, a rich matron and a suspicious fellow-- are mixed up at a San Francisco hotel, with hilarious results.

In this first volume of a lavishly produced two-volume collector's edition, The Library of America presents eight enduring masterpieces charting the evolution of the musical from the groundbreaking Show Boat through the genre's glorious mid-century. Based on new research, the complete libretto of each musical is presented in its Broadway opening night version, making these beloved cultural treasures available as never before. The texts are supplemented...

"The selections are presented in their authentic settings, excerpted from the original vocal scores."