▁tou red ▁in ▁The ▁Show ' s ▁the ▁Th ing , ▁taking ▁the ▁part ▁made ▁famous ▁by ▁G rac ie ▁Field s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁she ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁End ▁in ▁No ël ▁Cow ard ' s ▁show ▁W ords ▁and ▁Music , ▁alongside ▁John ▁M ills . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁she ▁made ▁her ▁Broadway ▁debut ▁in ▁Night ▁Must ▁Fall . ▁During ▁the ▁war ▁she ▁joined ▁Ev ely n ▁L aye ▁to ▁put ▁on ▁a ▁rev ue ▁for ▁the ▁troops ▁and ▁com per ed ▁Sh ip mate ' s ▁Ash ore ▁on ▁the ▁BBC ▁Forces ▁Program me ▁for ▁the ▁Mer chant ▁Navy , ▁ear ning ▁her ▁the ▁MB E ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁she ▁created ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Gran nie ▁To oke ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁production ▁of ▁Sand y ▁Wilson ' s ▁musical ▁version ▁of ▁Val mouth ▁at ▁the ▁Ly ric ▁Hamm ers m ith . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁performed ▁on ▁the ▁recording ▁of ▁this ▁production ▁made ▁by ▁P ye ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁where ▁she ▁du ett ed ▁with ▁Cle o ▁La ine , ▁who ▁was ▁standing ▁in ▁for ▁Bert ice ▁Reading . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁when ▁this ▁musical ▁was ▁rev ived ▁by ▁John ▁D ex ter ▁at ▁Ch ich ester ▁Festival ▁Theatre , ▁Dor is ▁H are , ▁Bert ice ▁Reading , ▁Fen ella ▁Field ing ▁and ▁Mar cia ▁As ht on ▁all