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George Bernard Shaw

A letter from George Bernard Shaw

August 10, 2014john

As part of their campaign to prevent the continued downsizing of theatre orchestras in the 1920s, the Musicians’ Union’s Glasgow Branch Secretary, Walter Murdock, wrote to the playwright, George Bernard Shaw, for “any possible assistance he could give us in… Continue Reading →

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