Shaw Comedy
The production of George Bernard Shaw's comedy " Major Barbara " will definitely start early in January, and as soon as completed will be released throughout Australia and New Zealand by Gaumont British Dominions Films. The part oj "Major Barbara," a Salvation Army girl, Was Written by ShaW for the late Ellen Terry, who scored heavily in the role. "Major Barbara" in the picture will be played by Wendy Hiller, who created such a profound impression as " Eliza Doolittle" in Shaw's "Pygmalion."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23537, 23 December 1939, Page 10 (Supplement)
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82Shaw Comedy New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23537, 23 December 1939, Page 10 (Supplement)
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