Wikipedia's dedicated article on George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara, stating it premiered November 28, 1905 at the Court Theatre, London and was first published in 1907, and that its plot follows Barbara Undershaft, a Major in the Salvation Army, who resigns in protest when the Army accepts a large donation from her father Andrew Undershaft, a munitions manufacturer, and from a whisky distiller; classified among Shaw's major "problem plays." This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Barbara
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Reliability Tier3
Tier three, general reference encyclopedia entry, matching this database's established convention for Wikipedia citations. Used for the play's premiere date, plot and classification, cross checked against the Project Gutenberg full text of Shaw's own preface for the direct engagement with the Salvation Army. Connections
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This source names Barbara directly: "article on George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara, stating it premiered November 28, 1905 at the Court Theatre, London and was first published in 1907, and that its plot follows Barbara Undershaft, a..."
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London, Cities This source names London directly: "28, 1905 at the Court Theatre, London and was first published in 1907, and that its plot follows Barbara Undershaft, a Major in the Salvation Army, who resigns in protest when the Army accepts a..."
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This source names The Salvation Army directly: "follows Barbara Undershaft, a Major in the Salvation Army, who resigns in protest when the Army accepts a large donation from her father Andrew Undershaft, a munitions manufacturer, and from a..."
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- Literary Works, 15 claims: 12 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 9 claims: 6 well-attested, 3 holds.
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