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Shaw (GEORGE BERNARD a Brit- ANNA)

GEORGE BERNARD, a Brit- ANNA HOWARD SHAW of her sex, and in 1880 she was ordained by the Methodist Protestant Church, being the first woman ordained in that body. She became active as a suffrage lecturer in 1885, and continued to lecture on behalf of the movement for the remainder of her life. From 1904 to 1915 she was president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and from 1915 was honorary president. She was GEORGE BERNARD SHAW precarious livelihood as a "free lance" GEORGE BERNARD SHAW time to writing novels. Most of these early works were published serially in Socialist papers and magazines, and attracted little general attention. Among attention by his masterly reviews. From them are "Cashel Byron's Profession" (in this first association with the stage, he tracted little general attention. Among Socialist papers and magazines, and at- early works were published serially in time to writing novels. Most of these journalist, meanwhile devoting his spare precarious livelihood as a "free lance" began to write plays himself, the first ist" (1899); and "Love Among the Art few of which were produced and gained ists" (1900). him considerable reputation, but did not dramatic critic of the "Pall Mall Gazette" prove financially successful. Among these and, later, of "The Saturday Review," were "Widowers' Houses" (produced at In 1885 Shaw became and began immediately to attract public the Independent Theater, 1892); and few of which were produced and gained ing point in his favor came in 1904, when SHAW his "John Bull's Other Island" was produced and immediately became popular. Many of his plays have been presented in this country and have been appreciated by select audiences, but Shaw's plays are of too subtle a style ever to attain broad popularity. He has also been prominent as a Socialist speaker and was one of the founders of the Fabian Society. During the World War Shaw showed himself strongly in favor of the Allied cause, but at the same time his scathing denouncement of many of the inefficiencies at home made him strongly disliked by those who believed that war-time was no time for criticism. Among his most recent plays are: "The Inca of Perusalem" (1915); "Heartbreak House" (1917); and "O'Flaherty V. C." (1919). an