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Tag Archives: George Bernard Shaw
Agreement
“I quite agree with you, sir, but what can two do against so many?” — George Bernard Shaw, 1894. Arms and the Man opened on April 21, and when the curtain fell, there were unanimous cheers. Shaw came out to … Continue reading
The Books: “The Story Of My Life” (Ellen Terry)
Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir The Story of My Life, by Ellen Terry This is one of my favorite books in my entire collection, just in terms of it as an object. Second only to the first-edition Ulysses that my … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Books
Tagged Ellen Terry, entertainment biography, George Bernard Shaw, Hamlet, Henry Irving, Lewis Carroll, Lord Tennyson, Oscar Wilde, Shakespeare
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Saint Joan
A production (and performance) I’d love to see. As played by Anne-Marie Duff, the latest pinup girl of cerebral London theatergoers, Joan is a raw, guileless lass, without a clue about anything the men around her are doing. Thatâs usually … Continue reading
No Time
Play to the lines, through the lines, but never between the lines. There simply isn’t time for it. — George Bernard Shaw to actress Ellen Terry on performing Shakespeare, 1896
A Problem
He hasn’t an enemy in the world, and none of his friends like him. — Oscar Wilde on George Bernard Shaw
England
[Henry] James felt buried in America; but he came here to be embalmed. — George Bernard Shaw on Henry James becoming a British subject
“this …”
… this voluble Jack-of-all-Trades … this carnivorous vegetarian. — NY Times critic on George Bernard Shaw, 1898
Agreement
“I quite agree with you, sir, but what can two do against so many?” — George Bernard Shaw, 1894. “Arms and the Man”, opening night – unanimous cheers and hullaballoo – Shaw goes up onto the stage to take his … Continue reading
“it is no use breaking the mirror”
“If a man holds up a mirror to your nature and shows you that it needs washing — not whitewashing — it is no use breaking the mirror. Go for soap and water.” — George Bernard Shaw, after reading Ulysses
The Books: “Saint Joan” (George Bernard Shaw)
Next in my Daily Book Excerpt: Script shelf: I have finished with Shanley. Next play on the shelf is Saint Joan (Penguin Classics) by George Bernard Shaw. Too many great speeches and scenes in this play to count. But I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Theatre
Tagged George Bernard Shaw, Ireland, politics, scripts, war
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