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In George Bernard Shaw: International importance of George Bernard Shaw
…only with the production of John Bull’s Other Island (performed 1904) in London, with a special performance for Edward VII, that Shaw’s stage reputation was belatedly made in England.
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In Irish literature: George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde
>John Bull’s Other Island (performed 1904), the only play that dealt specifically with the Irish situation; Man and Superman (performed 1905); and Major Barbara (performed 1905)—established him as the leading playwright in London, particularly after Wilde’s disgrace in 1895. By the time of
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