Shaw, George Bernard, 1856-1950

Program for "Major Barbara" performed at The Playhouse, New York. Presented by Grace George in association with Mr. Louis Calvert with the first show on Monday evening December 27, 1915.

The George Bernard Shaw ephemera consists of handwritten and typed correspondence between William D. Cox and Shaw and a typed letter from Cox's publisher to Cox. The remaining material consists of theatre programs of productions of Shaw's plays and photocopies of press cuttings of articles by and about Shaw.

Transcribed copy of the original letter.

Notations by Doris Langley Moore throughout. Rolfe writes to subscribe to the Fabian Society, but mentions that he is a Catholic and does not approve of Socialism.

Souvenir program containing articles about the Theatre Guild and program notes on the play "Back to Methuselah" and its five cycles.

G.B. Shaw.

Ellmann requests a meeting with Shaw; Shaw's response. Includes a copy of "Bernard Shaw's Battle with the Censor...."; obituary.

Transcribed excerpts and notes.

"Dear Madam, In answer to your letter of the 30th July, Mr Bernard Shaw has asked me to say that he would prefer to see the proofs with the index. The publishers will be glad to send them as they are likely to be nervous about personalities..."

"I am like most of the others: I don't know. I should ask Rosamund. Or what about Edith's widower? if he is still extant. By the way, she is just as likely to have tried his persuasion for a change, if he had any..."

"If you are passing at Whitehall Court tomorrow (Thursday) at 5.30 I shall be there until 6 and will be glad to see you. The matter is one about which is impossible to write about at any reasonable length..."