Publisher's Synopsis
The Savoy Hotel, London is one of the world's most famous hotels. Johann Strauss conducted Viennese waltzes in the restaurant, Pavlova danced in cabaret and Gershwin played the piano solo of his "Rhapsody in Blue" with the Savoy Orpheans.;1989 sees the centenary of the hotel, and this book celebrates the hotel's first century with a collection of anecdotes about the celebrity guests, and provides a glimpse of life behind the scenes.