ALS signed “G. B. Shaw,” one page, 3.5 x 4.25, personal letterhead, November 29, 1912. Letter to W. Stephens, Jr., in full: "What's wrong with Brassbound as it stands? Why do you want to alter it? How do you propose to alter it? I don't want it 'adapted for the English stage': it is adapted for the English stage. No doubt it is not adapted to serve as the libretto of a work of The Chocolate Soldier type; but then I didn't mean it to be. A play with only one woman in it, and that one an actress of much greater acting talent than is easily found in an opera singer, hardly lends itself to light musical treatment. You really haven't thought the situation out." Matted and framed with the original hand-addressed mailing envelope and a portrait bearing a facsimile signature to an overall size of 17 x 14.5. In fine condition. Accompanied by an original etching of Shaw by Walter Tittle, signed below by the artist.
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