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040-002084273

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002084074

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G. B. SHAW PAPERS: SERIES II. Vol. LI (ff. 203). Collection of miscellaneous material relating to plays, arranged in chronological order of the original date of composition.

1. ff. 1-47. 'Arms and the Man'; 1923-1945.

i. ff. 1-8. Costume designs; line and coloured drawings; 1941?

ii. f. 9. Offstage dialogue for Act I; 1941?

iii. ff. 10-13. 'Instructions to Producer'; 1923. Shorthand.

iv. f. 14. Note by G. B. Shaw for Malvern Festival programme; 1932. Printed proof with autograph corrections.

v. ff. 15-26. Film sequences; 1941. Shorthand.

vi. ff. 27-42. Film sequences; 1941. Typewritten with autograph additions.

vii. ff. 43-47. Plot summary; 1945. Typewritten with autograph additions.

2. ff. 48-54. 'The Devil's Disciple', film sequences; 1939. Typewritten with autograph additions.

3. ff. 55-71. 'Man and Superman'; 1902.

i. ff. 55-70. Draft aphorisms for 'Maxims for Revolutionists'.

ii. ff. 71-71v. Fragment of dialogue.

4. ff. 72-76v. 'Passion, Poison and Petrifaction, or the Fatal Gasolene'; 1905. Four illustrations in pen and ink wash by Harry Furniss, for his Annual; together with other pencil and ink sketches by Furniss.

5. ff. 77-97. 'The Doctor's Dilemma', section of Preface; 1910. Shorthand.

6. ff. 98-109v. 'The Inauguration Speech: An Interlude'; 1907. Written for Cyril Maude's opening of the Playhouse Theatre, and published in 1927 as 'The Interlude at the Playhouse'.

7. ff. 110-144. 'Getting Married', Preface; 1910. Shorthand.

8. ff. 145-150. 'The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet', 'Memorandum for Censorship Committee' written for Preface; 1909. Shorthand, and type-written with autograph alterations.

9. ff. 151-161. 'Winifred', later re-titled 'The Fascinating Foundling'; 1909. Shorthand.

10. ff. 162-180. Scenario for G. K. Chesterton; 1909. Duplicated autograph, followed by typescript. An autograph note at f. 162 indicates that the latter copy was made in 1938.

11. f. 181. 'Misalliance', corrections for prompt copy; 1910? Autograph carbon copy.

12. ff. 182-185. Sketches by J. M. Barrie; 1914. Typewritten carbon copies.

13. ff. 186-189v. 'Glastonbury Skit [Gag]'; 1916.

14. f. 190. 'Jitta's Atonement', plan of stage arrangement; 1923?

15. ff. 191-191v. 'On the Rocks', list of characters; 1933? On verso are notes on pronunciation under the headings 'Major Elliott's broadcast' and 'Phonetics'; 1930s?

16. ff. 192-199. 'Geneva'.

i. ff. 192-193. Note by G. B. Shaw for Malvern Festival programme; 1938. Printed proof with autograph corrections.

ii. ff. 194-195. 'Televised introduction to Act III'; 1939. Typewritten with autograph amendments.

iii. ff. 196-199. G. B. Shaw, 'Further Meditations on Shaw's Geneva'; 1939? Typewritten.

17. ff. 200-203. Miscellany.

i. ff. 200-200v. Cast lists for copyright performance of 'The Philanderer', 'Mrs. Warren's Profession', 'The Gadfly' and 'You Never Can Tell'; 1898. Unidentified hand.

ii. ff. 201-202. Fragment of dialogue; 1940. Typewritten.

iii. f. 203. Suggested cast for 'Business', [unwritten play?]; 1920s? Typewritten with autograph additions.

Siegfried Trebitsch, author and translator: George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Jitta's Atonement': plan of stage arrangement by Siegfried Trebitsch, translated and adapted by George Bernard Shaw: 1923?.

includes:

ff. 1-8 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Arms and the Man': costume designs by George Bernard Shaw: 1941?.
f. 9 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Arms and the Man': offstage dialogue for Act I by George Bernard Shaw: 1941?.
ff. 10-13 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Arms and the Man': shorthand 'Instructions to Producer' by George Bernard Shaw: 1923.
f. 14 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Arms and the Man': printed proof, with autogr. corrections, of note for Malvern Festival programme by George Bernard Shaw: 1932.
ff. 15-42 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Amrs and the Man': shorthand, typescript and autogr. film sequences by George Bernard Shaw: 1941.
ff. 43-47 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Arms and the Man': typescript and autogr. plot summary by George Bernard Shaw: 1945.
ff. 48-54 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'The Devil's Disciple': typescript and autogr. film sequences by George Bernard Shaw: 1939.
ff. 55-70 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Man and Superman': draft aphorisms for 'Maxims for Revolutionists' by George Bernard Shaw: 1901, 1902, n.d.
ff. 71-71v George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Man and Superman': dialogue fragm. by George Bernard Shaw: 1902.
ff. 72-76v George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Passion, Poison and Petrifaction': pen and ink wash illustrations by H. Furniss by George Bernard Shaw: 1905.
ff. 72-76v Harry Furniss, artist: Pen and ink wash illustrations for 'Passion, Poison and Petrifaction' by Harry Furniss: 1905.
ff. 77-97 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'The Doctor's Dilemma': section of Preface in shorthand by George Bernard Shaw: 1910.
ff. 110-144 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Getting Married': shorthand Preface by George Bernard Shaw: 1910.
ff. 126-129 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Getting Married': rehearsal notes by George Bernard Shaw: 1922.
ff. 130-166, 299-302 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'St. Joan': rehearsal notes by George Bernard Shaw: 1924, 1936.
ff. 145-50 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet': shorthand, typescript and autogr. 'Memorandum for the Censorship Committee' by George Bernard Shaw: 1909.
ff. 151-161 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'The Fascinating Foundling': shorthand, under the title 'Winifred' by George Bernard Shaw: 1909.
ff. 177v, 180v-183v George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Lewis's Jazz Comedy, Everyman Theatre': dialogue by George Bernard Shaw: 1927.
ff. 181 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Misalliance': autograph carbon of corrections for prompt copy by George Bernard Shaw: 1910?.
ff. 186-189v George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Glastonbury Gag' by George Bernard Shaw: 1916.
ff. 191-191v George Bernard Shaw, author: 'On the Rocks': list of characters and rehearsal notes by George Bernard Shaw: 1933?, 1936?.
ff. 192-193 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Geneva': printed proof with autogr. corrections of note for Malvern Festival programme by George Bernard Shaw: 1938.
ff. 194-195 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Geneva': typescript and autogr. 'Televised introduction to Act III' by George Bernard Shaw: 1939.
ff. 196-199 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Geneva': Typescript 'Further Meditations on Shaw's Geneva' by George Bernard Shaw: 1939?.
ff. 200-200v George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Mrs. Warren's Profession': cast list for copyright performance in unknown hand by George Bernard Shaw: 1898.
ff. 200-200v George Bernard Shaw, author: 'The Gadfly': cast list for copyright performance in unknown hand by George Bernard Shaw: 1898.
ff. 200-200v George Bernard Shaw, author: 'The Philanderer': cast list for copyright performance in unknown hand by George Bernard Shaw: 1898.
ff. 200-200v George Bernard Shaw, author: 'You Never Can Tell': cast list for copyright performance in unknown hand by George Bernard Shaw: 1898.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002084074
033-002084179
036-002084180
040-002084273

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Add MS 50508-50743 : BERNARD SHAW PAPERS
Add MS 50593-50743 : SHAW PAPERS: SERIES II 50593-50743. Purchased from the residuary legatees of George Bernard Shaw, 9 April 1960, and…
Add MS 50593-50649 : A. PLAYS OF G. B. SHAW. 50593-50649. Playscripts, in autograph longhand unless otherwise stated, with rehearsal notes…

Add MS 50643 : G. B. SHAW PAPERS: SERIES II. Vol. LI (ff. 203). Collection of miscellaneous material relating to plays, arranged in chronological…

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032-002084074[0002]/033-002084179[0001]/036-002084180[0051]/040-002084273

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1 item

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1898

End Date:

1945

Date Range:

1898-1945

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Names:

Furniss, Harry, artist
Shaw, George Bernard, author and playwright, 1856-1950,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000080436250
Trebitsch, Siegfried, author and translator