FF
began managing a season of plays at the Avenue Theatre
in London.
Johnson, Josephine. Florence Farr: Bernard Shaw’s new woman. Colin Smythe.
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Performance of text
George Bernard Shaw
GBS
's first play to run at a commercial theatre, Arms and the Man, a satire on romantic notions of war and militarism, was produced by Florence Farr
and Annie Horniman
at the Avenue Theatre
Timeline
By April 1894: English theatre patron Annie Horniman funded...
Writing climate item
By April 1894
English theatre patron Annie Horniman
funded a repertory season at the Avenue Theatre
(later the Avenue Playhouse), London which concentrated on the new drama.