Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. List of Plates vi
4. Preface viii
5. Acknowledgements xii
6. 1. From Peru, Indiana, to Broadway, 1891–1919 1
7. 2. Cole Porter in Europe, 1918–1928 28
8. 3. Porter’s Return to the United States, 1928–1937 86
9. 4. Settled – and Injured – in New York, 1937–1944 147
10. 5. A Porter Biopic and Two Flops, 1945–1947 229
11. 6. Kiss Me, Kate, 1948 286
12. 7. From Kiss Me, Kate to Out of This World, 1949–1950 317
13. 8. From Limbo to the Writing of Can-Can, 1951–1952 370
14. 9. Two Last Broadway Hits, Can-Can and Silk Stockings, 1953–1954 429
15. 10. Porter’s Last Musicals, 1955–1957 494
16. 11. The Final Years, 1958–1964 583
17. Endnotes 625
18. Selected Bibliography 653
19. Index 654