Arms and the Man
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Arms and the Man George Bernard Shaw’s comedy about a woman torn between two soldiers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2015
On Broadway, Arliss starred opposite Stacy Keach in "Indians" and with Kevin Kline and John Malkovich in "Arms and the Man."
From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2012
Actor Raul Julia, whose career expanded from low-budget off-Broadway shows into films, regularly returns to the New York stage to play such classics as The Tempest and Arms and the Man.
From Time Magazine Archive
At 28 he turned manager and introduced the plays of George Bernard Shaw to the U. S. He acted in Candida, Arms and the Man, The Man of Destiny.
From Time Magazine Archive
In "Arms and the Man" the subject which occupies the dramatist's attention is that survival of barbarity—militarism—which raises its horrid head from time to time to cast a doubt on the reality of our civilization.
From Arms and the Man by Shaw, Bernard
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