The Vortex - Modern Classics Author:Noel Coward Blackmail, drug abuse, and romantic intrigue rise to the surface in Coward's disturbing exploration of the Cocktail Party set in 1920s London. An unorthodox, frequently revived early piece from a giant of twentieth century British Theater.Noel Coward was born in Middlesex, England in 1899 and came to fame as a playwright, lyricist, actor, cabare... more »t performer, and one of the twentieth century's greatest wits. He died in Jamaica in 1973.« less