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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 is an 1894 play by George Bernard Shaw. Arms and the Man may also refer to: Arms and the Man, adaptation by Cecil Lewis; Arms and the Man, adaptation by Franz Peter Wirth; Arms and the Man, title of American Rifleman from 1906 to 1923
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.
The true radical programme (Fabian tract 6: Shaw a contributor)‡ 1887 [3] 1889: Fabian Essays in Socialism (ed. Shaw with 2 Shaw essays) 1889; rev. 1908, 1931, 1948 1890: What socialism is (Fabian tract 13)‡ 1890 [3] 1892: Fabian election manifesto (Fabian tract 40)‡ 1892 [3] 1892: The Fabian Society: what it has done, and how it has done ...
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]
The Man of Destiny (Shavian: 𐑞𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑪𐑝 𐑛𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑯𐑰) is an 1897 play by George Bernard Shaw, set in Italy during the early career of Napoleon. It was published as a part of Plays Pleasant , which also included Arms and the Man , Candida and You Never Can Tell .
By 1920, Shaw was in his sixties and had been writing for the theatre for nearly thirty years. [1] His plays included Arms and the Man, The Devil's Disciple, Man and Superman, Major Barbara and Androcles and the Lion. [2] His last play before the First World War had been the highly successful Pygmalion.
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