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George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950) was a Nobel-Prize and Oscar-winning Irish playwright, critic and socialist whose influence on Western theatre, culture and politics stretched from the 1880s to his death in 1950. Originally earning his way as an influential London music and theatre critic, Shaw's greatest gift was for the modern drama. Strongly influenced by Henrik Ibsen, he successfully introduced a new realism into English-language drama. He wrote more than 60 plays, among them Man and Superman, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Major Barbara, Saint Joan, Caesar and Cleopatra, and Pygmalion. With his range from biting contemporary satire to historical allegory, Shaw became the leading comedy dramatist of his generation and one of the most important playwrights in the English language since the 17th century.
Augustus does his bit, by George Bernard Shaw- Amazon Sales Rank: #7403184 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-26
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .6" w x 6.00" l, .10 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 24 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A very funny one act play By Israel Drazin This one act comedy, written by George Bernard Shaw during the First World War, was praised during its day, but is not widely known now. Virtually every event in the play is hilarious. Lord Augustus Highcastle, a colonel in the English army, is 45 years old. He is the scion of a prestigious family with officials in both the English and German governments. He is a fool and any who meets him can see it. In fact the Germans once captured him when he foolhardily advanced against them. The Germans released him within an hour because they figured that it would better serve their interests if Augustus remained in the English fighting forces. Some English people similarly said that since Augustus was on the job, England needed an additional million soldiers to protect the homeland. The play pocks fun at the war and the way that the English administration is handling it. The plot focuses upon Augustus having a secret document showing how the English placed their guns. A woman decides to steal the document from Augustus to show what a fool he is, and the play shows how she does so. While the play is not fashionable, it is a delight to read.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. satirical short comedy By Goddess of Blah Book Reviews Characters within play:1. Lord Augustus Highcastle (aka Gus)2. The Clark: Mr Horatio Floyd Beamish3. A LadyCharacters mentioned (but do not make an appearance)1. Lord Hungerford Highcastle (aka Blueloo, Gus's brother)2. The Honorable Lucy Popham (Gus's fiance)Location: Mayor's parlour in the Town Hall of Little Pifflington, 1916.synopsis: Lord Augustus Highcastle, a distinguished member of the governing class, reveals to his secretary his acute sense of the seriousness of the war and of his own important relation to the winning thereof. He has just received information that a woman spy is seeking to obtain possession of a state paper which is in his custody. Just then, an attractive lady visitor is ushered into his office.She has to speak to him urgently ...Augustus: Imagine a mild Hooray Henry, posh, affable and lacking grey matter. A patriotic Hugh Grant character with a military airs. This is Augustus. He belongs to the governing class and thus he has managed to secure military prestige (his uniform is that of a Colonel) despite having disobeyed orders (there are hints this caused grave danger) and disclosing information of military strategy to a high ranking Prussian (all done unintentionally). He doesn't appear to understand why he's in disgrace, however, he blames the new "socialist" government in power - accusing these politicians of prejudice and launching a campaign against the upper echelons of society. It's due to all his family members (despite their close connections to the Germans - Gus has 3 German Brother inlaws who are high ranking German military personnel).No one, including the enemy takes him seriously. Some hold him in contempt (this possibly extends to his fiancee) while others (such as his family) appear to consider him a joke.The play is satirical political and social comedy that laughs at society,the English and an undemocratic government (universal suffrage so forth- not that it "votes" have stopped the govt from taking us to war). It insinuates how the Governing (aristocracy) took us to war against Germany (WWI), while the ordinary Englishmen had no quarrel with the Huns.It's witty (the dialogue between The Clark and Gus is witty and provides brilliant satirical political and social observations that manifest the inequitable position of the working class and the stupidity of war).Quotes:AUGUSTUS. This is too silly for anything. This town wants waking up. I made the best recruiting speech I ever made in my life; and not a man joined.THE CLERK. What did you expect? You told them our gallant fellows is falling at the rate of a thousand a day in the big push. Dying for Little Pifflington, you says. Come and take their places, you says. That ain't the way to recruit.AUGUSTUS. But I expressly told them their widows would have pensions.THE CLERK. I heard you. Would have been all right if it had been the widows you wanted to get round.AUGUSTUS [rising angrily]. This town is inhabited by dastards. I say it with a full sense of responsibility, DASTARDS! They call themselves Englishmen; and they are afraid to fight.THE CLERK. Afraid to fight! You should see them on a Saturday night.AUGUSTUS. Yes, they fight one another; but they won't fight the Germans.THE CLERK. They got grudges again one another: how can they have grudges again the Huns that they never saw? They've no imagination: that's what it is. Bring the Huns here; and they'll quarrel with them fast enough.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A short and funny tale. By Sneha Bollepalli I liked the wit of The Clerk and the sharpness of 'The Lady', and Augustus is the centre figure fool.A very nice short read.
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