The plays chosen for each performance were announced in advance, although a myth evolved that the groupings were random. Matin*es were sometimes billed as Today at 2:30. The main characters, a British couple, Commander Peter Gilpin and his wife Lady Maureen (``Piggie'') Gilpin, were caricatures of Coward's friends Lord Louis (``Dickie'') Mountbatten and his wife Edwina, who, Coward later said, ``used to give cocktail parties and people used to arrive that nobody had ever heard of and sit about and go away again; somebody Dickie had met somewhere, or somebody Edwina had met -- and nobody knew who they were.
The plays chosen for each performance were announced in advance, although a myth evolved that the groupings were random.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
play
plays
NOUN
NNS
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
choose
chosen
VERB
VBN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
each
each
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
performance
performance
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
announce
announced
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
advance
advance
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
although
although
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
myth
myth
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
evolve
evolved
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
grouping
groupings
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Degree=Pos
random
random
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Matin*es were sometimes billed as Today at 2:30.
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
Matin*es
Matin*es
PROPN
NNPS
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advmod
sometimes
sometimes
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
bill
billed
VERB
VBN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
today
Today
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2:30
2:30
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The main characters, a British couple, Commander Peter Gilpin and his wife Lady Maureen (``Piggie'') Gilpin, were caricatures of Coward's friends Lord Louis (``Dickie'') Mountbatten and his wife Edwina, who, Coward later said, ``used to give cocktail parties and people used to arrive that nobody had ever heard of and sit about and go away again; somebody Dickie had met somewhere, or somebody Edwina had met -- and nobody knew who they were.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
main
main
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
character
characters
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
British
British
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
couple
couple
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Commander
Commander
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Peter
Peter
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Gilpin
Gilpin
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
conj
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Lady
Lady
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Maureen
Maureen
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
appos
Number=Sing
Piggie'
Piggie'
PROPN
NNP
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
appos
Number=Sing
Gilpin
Gilpin
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
root
Number=Plur
caricature
caricatures
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Coward
Coward
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Plur
friend
friends
NOUN
NNS
appos
Number=Sing
Lord
Lord
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Louis
Louis
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
appos
Number=Sing
Dickie'
Dickie'
PROPN
NNP
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
appos
Number=Sing
Mountbatten
Mountbatten
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
conj
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Edwina
Edwina
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Coward
Coward
PROPN
NNP
advmod
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADV
RBR
advcl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
`uuse
``used
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
give
give
VERB
VB
compound
Number=Sing
cocktail
cocktail
NOUN
NN
iobj
Number=Plur
party
parties
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
use
used
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
arrive
arrive
VERB
VB
obl
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Neg
nobody
nobody
PRON
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advmod
ever
ever
ADV
RB
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
hear
heard
VERB
VBN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
sit
sit
VERB
VB
compound:prt
about
about
ADP
RP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
go
go
VERB
VB
advmod
away
away
ADV
RB
advmod
again
again
ADV
RB
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
conj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
somebody
somebody
PRON
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Dickie
Dickie
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
meet
met
VERB
VBN
advmod
somewhere
somewhere
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
somebody
somebody
PRON
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Edwina
Edwina
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
meet
met
VERB
VBN
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Neg
nobody
nobody
PRON
NN
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
know
knew
VERB
VBD
obj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.