HUN PIRATES AND MR. BERNARD SHAW

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2613, 8 November 1915, Page 6

HUN PIRATES AND MR. BERNARD SHAW

MUCH TORPEDOED PLAY. After all tho forvcnt admiration tho Gormans havo shown Mr. Bernard Shaw, and after all tho npplauso they bostowod upon what to Uiem was hi's espousal of Uioir ennso in the prosont war, tlio German submarine lias probably unwittingly created n casus belli between him anu tho Gorman Empiro. Tho Now York "Review" nt-atos that tho producing house of Shuberta lias a contract with tlio Irish dramatist for a now piny to be presented this season. Mr. Shaw Ims written it and twice aeon u vei'iiion dispivtehed on its American journey, oniy to bear that kith ronched u quiok depository in Davy Jones's Itxtter.

"Tlirt new play, with the cwvtjnct, ntni'ted westward from Liverpool first on Hie Avablo, When the ivropressible G. 0, R, heard the and news of wliat. happened to that liner, and its mailhags, he silt down to his trusty typeand knocked off another ecript, which lift duly deposited in tho Hoviii Mail.

''Thin ilnjo tlio play was trusted .to th«> I I wpot'inu, Wluui Mr, Shaw was Informed what tho Toutouio onerny bad donoi to tho lloNporitiu, ho Rot to" work again on another copy of tho play, and tiwil tho Mossivt. Shubort tho following onblcßi'am " 'Tonwlood npctiin I Third edition of contmill, and snript follo«'B by Saturmail,' "'l'liiti timn it is oxpeotod that tho play will Inivo England by an Amerioiin linw. I Ih'vi>l).v increasing its ohance of a tml'o and uneventful voyago to its diminution,

H Thi> Mesar*. Shubort purpose putting fho play into rehears al immediately upon v(M">iy!in» it. Hut for tho delay In tho arrival of tho script tho piece would now ho almost ready for production,

"Tho lillo and tho chnraetor of tho piny liavo not yet been divulged."