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Arms and the Man

American  

noun

  1. a comedy (1898) by G. B. Shaw.


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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

For one night, in honor of the jilted Tsar of the Bulgars, the scene of Arms and the Man was announced to be laid in Albania.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shaw, two of which, Arms and the Man and The Devil's Disciple, had been acted in America by Richard Mansfield before the end of the century.

From Penguin Persons & Peppermints by Eaton, Walter Prichard

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