is that runs through both these gentlemen's veins it makes them lively, witty, literate, ingratiating, explosively funny and excellent company for a daffy and delightful evening". Description The two-man show was performed with Flanders in a wheelchair (as a result of polio contracted in 1943) and Swann at a grand piano on an otherwise empty stage. The only other person to appear on stage was the stage manager, who brought on and handed to Flanders the "little Edwardian hat" he wore for "Madeira, M'Dear?". The show consisted of a collection of mainly humorous songs, mostly written by them, connected by topical comments. A second revue called At the Drop of Another Hat was produced in 1963. Each performance ended with the "Hippopotamus" song, in which the audience was encouraged to join in, followed, in Britain, by a musical rendition of the Lord Chamberlain's regulations. Numbers Most of the numbers were performed as duets. Solos are noted in the table below. The numbers for the original performances were: Source: The Donald Swann Website Additional songs During the run of At the Drop of a Hat, the writers added new songs and dropped others. These included: Recordings Two LP discs of At the Drop of a Hat were issued by Parlophone. The first (PMC 1033), in mono, consisted of recordings made at the show's 50th performance at the Fortune Theatre on 21 February 1957 and another show on 25 February. The numbers on the LP are Side one A Transport of Delight Song of Reproduction A Gnu Design for Living Je suis le ténébreux Songs for Our Time: Philological Waltz Satellite Moon A Happy Song Side two A Song of the Weather The Reluctant Cannibal Greensleeves Misalliance Miranda Kokoraki – A Greek Song Madeira, M'Dear? Hippopotamus Encore – Words from the Lord Chamberlain's regulations: The Public May Leave. The second LP recording, in stereo, (Parlophone PCS 3001) was made at the Fortune on the last night of the West End run, on 2 May 1959. The numbers on the LP were the same as those on the earlier recording, with the exceptions of "Kokoraki" and "The Public May Leave", which were omitted. Other songs from the original show, recorded by Flanders and Swann CDs After the deaths of Flanders and Swann many private recordings came to light in their personal collections and elsewhere. Two substantial CD sets have been assembled drawing on