"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
I saw her in Blithe Spirit at the Ahmanson, too. When I tried to recreate her "dance" for my coworkers, I fell over. I don't know how she does it! Or how she did it...