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'''''Blithe Spirit''''' is an upper-class farce written by British playwright [[Noel Coward]], which premiered on West End in July of 1941. The original cast included Cecil Parker as Charles Condomine, an author/socialite who invites famed medium Madame Arcati, played by Margaret Rutherford, over for dinner and a seance in hopes of gathering research for his latest book. Things go awry when the spirit of his deceased wife, the temperamental and seductive Elvira, played by Kay Hammond is called back from the otherside. This intrusion proves to be somewhat upsetting to his current wife of five years, the rather stuffy Ruth, played by Fay Compton. [[Hilarity Ensues]].