5. His contempt for the intelligence of the ordinary man and for a democracy based on faith in his development to higher levels. 6. His contempt for parliamentary institutions as the organs of ...

Written in 1895, Shaw's short adventure comedy, The Man of Destiny, according to press notes, "puts none other than Napoleon the First front and center. Since it’s a Shaw play (women generally r ...

An unworthy opera, perhaps. But the performance is very good, and as such Riders becomes indeed a worthy companion piece to Man of Destiny. Go to the Shaw, of course; but stay for the Vaughan ...