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Misalliance
Misalliance may refer to: * Misalliance (play), a play by Bernard Shaw ** Misalliance (Playhouse 90), a US television play based on Shaw's work * Mésalliance, a marriage to an unsuitable partner {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misalliance (play)
''Misalliance'' is a play written in 1909–1910 by George Bernard Shaw. The play takes place entirely on a single Saturday afternoon in the conservatory of a large country house in Hindhead, Surrey, in Edwardian era England. It is a continuation of some of the ideas on marriage that he expressed in 1908 in his play ''Getting Married''. It was also a continuation of some of his other ideas on socialism, physical fitness, the life force, and the " New Woman": i.e. women intent on escaping Victorian standards of helplessness, passivity, stuffy propriety, and non-involvement in politics or general affairs. Shaw subtitled his play ''A Debate in One Sitting'', and in the program of its first presentation in 1910 inserting this note: "The debate takes place at the house of John Tarleton of Hindhead, Surrey, on 31 May 1909. As the debate is a long one, the curtain will be lowered twice. The audience is requested to excuse these interruptions, which are made solely for its conven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misalliance (Playhouse 90)
"Misalliance" was an American television play broadcast live on October 29, 1959, as part of the CBS television series, ''Playhouse 90''. It was the third episode of the fourth season of ''Playhouse 90'' and the 120th episode overall. Plot The plot concerns the rivalry between the aristocracy and middle class as played out between an English country gentleman, his family, an airline pilot, a passenger, and a socialist. Production John Houseman was the producer, and Robert Stevens was the director. Meade Roberts wrote the teleplay based on George Bernard Shaw's play ''Misalliance''. The cast consisted of Claire Bloom as Hypatia, Siobhan McKenna as Lina, Rod Taylor as Joey Percival, Kenneth Haigh as Gunner, John Williams as Lord Summerhayes, Robert Morley as John Tarleton, Isobel Elsom as Mrs. Tarleton, and Robert Casper as Bentley. Reception Critics were divided in their reviews of the production. Cynthia Lowry of the Associated Press described it as "so full of pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |