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We Shaw like him now.(New York Public Library for the Performing Arts displays George Bernard Shaw's works through "Man or Superman: The Art of George Bernard Shaw")(Brief Article)

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From: American Theatre
Date: 20051001
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NEW YORK CITY: Was he man or superman? Well, some folks think he was a cranky old codger. But that doesn't mean G.B. Shaw's P.R. status doesn't need refurbishing on the occasion of the centennial of two major Shaw debuts. This month, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts continues its series, Man or Superman: The Art of George Bernard Shaw, with an Oct. 15 lecture by Shaw scholar Rhoda Nathan, an Oct. 24 reading of Mrs. Warren's Profession and an Oct. 24 bevy of Songs from Musicals Based on Plays by Shaw, as performed by the Metropolitan Opera Chorus. It was exactly ...

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