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Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw, whose title comes from the opening words of Virgil's Aeneid, in Latin: Arma virumque cano ("Of arms and the man I sing"). [ 5 ] The play was first produced on 21 April 1894 at the Avenue Theatre and published in 1898 as part of Shaw's Plays Pleasant volume, which also included Candida , You ...
Arms and the Man or Heroes (German: Helden) is a 1958 West German historical comedy film directed by Franz Peter Wirth and based on the 1894 play of the same name by George Bernard Shaw. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. [1] It was also entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. [2]
English: Sketch by Marguerite Martyn of women who are taking all the roles in Shaw's Arms and the Man in a benefit performance of the Smith College Club of St. Louis. Top left is Mrs. R.L. Carter. Others are, left to right, Mary Kern, Eloise Ware, Marion Rumsey, Margaret Ferris, and Hazel Soerder. Swear words are indicated by dashes.
Chocolate soldier is an expression referring to a good-looking but useless warrior, popularised by George Bernard Shaw's 1894 play Arms and the Man. The term originates as a derogatory label for a soldier who will not fight but looks good in a uniform, shortened from 'Chocolate Cream soldier'. It can refer to:
Nearly three miles of Christmas lights have transformed a house and garden in Bardney, Lincolnshire, in aid of a charity. Andy, who did not want to give his surname, has adorned his house with ...
Christmas time has always been special for John and Joan Reichart. In December 1970, John, back home in Indianola, Iowa, after serving in the Vietnam War as a Marine, proposed to his girlfriend ...
A 24-year-old California man was electrocuted and died while hanging Christmas lights on Thursday, according to officials. Antonio Pascual was hanging Christmas lights the morning of Nov. 21 on a ...
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