The Washington times., 1933-04-10
STUNG BY J|BES,
SHAW SHEDS
HIS HORNS

ABOARD s. S. EMPRESS OF
BRITAIN, AT SEA, April 10
.GNS0.-The legendary. whip
swapping George Bernard Shaw,
en- route to New York to de-
liver a lecture Settling the AT
fairs of the World" revealed him
self today as a kindly, whim-
Bical, aged gentleman distressed
by the cruel jibes his critics
have hurled at him. He said
Sorrowfully:
I've shot my bolt. However,
I expect to write 30 more
volumes before / lay down my
pen for good.
Just q Tooth Fuller.
81 am a dentist pulling the
teeth Of the world. When I
started preaching there was
universal pyOrrhea. Nobody
likes to have their teeth pulled,
but they feel much better after
ward.
81 have put in my witticism
for laughing gas, and I think
/ have been useful"
Then, gazing out to sea with
wistful eyes, the veteran drama
tiSt dismissed with q wave of his
hand the fact that he had been
misquoted by reporters pledged
to write truthful interviews. When
. remark was made about this
he merely smiled and said:
Don't bother"
He admitted he was both
curious and timorous concerning
his reception in New York, but
declared he was adamant in mis-
refusal to be interviewed by ship
news reporters upon his arrival.
He said he feared such an ordeal
would fatigue him and take the
edge off his address at the Metro
politan Opera House.
MOdifies Boob" Remark
Suddenly Frightening, Shaw re-
1terated his contention that
Americans are "boobs politically" i"
but added:
Americans are interesting,
and other nationals are also
bOObS about politics.
"But it's strange how you
can get a rise from Americans.
If / tell them they have only
two legs, they briStle up, think
ing / mean Europeans have
three legs.
'H they were civilized, Amer
leans would merely ask me how
many legs I have.
Until recently Americans
have copied Europe, but they
now have the beginnings Of y
genuine American originality in
art, literature, and the drama.
Young Americans come TO Lon
don to get away from the u.
s. A., and ask me where to
study. I advise them to go
back to the J. s. A. and stay
there.
"America contains great cul-
tural possibilities outside its in
duStrial supremacy. What use
It makes Of these opportunities
depends on the future"
Plans No Return Visit
Asked whether he would ever
return to America for a more
Ieisurely visit, Shaw replied sadly:
"The insurance company
statistics are against it, you
see, am II years old"
The famous critic is keeping
the subject of his New York ad-
dress a deep secret and insists
that he shall not be disturbed
while working on his speech. He
thinks he will be in excellent
physical condition for the ordeal
and keeps to his routine aboard
ship of a swim in the pool and a
round of calisthenics at Z a. m.
every day.
He also holds the deck-walking
record, and for these promenades
he wears a khaki ear-muff cap.
A beauty parlor aboard ship sup
plies a protective lotion for his
tender skin against sun and
wind.
Formal Dress For Dinner
He usually appears collarleSs
in the daytime but wears formal
dress in the evening, when he
precedes his wife into the dining
room. And he insists that Ameri-
cans are more conventional
about dress than Britons.
Shaw had another precedent to
his credit today following a days
visit to Havana. He caused
"Sloppy Joe's," one of Havana'S
most noted drink emporiums, to
concoct a nonalcoholic drink.
This was the &c. B. S. Special
and was composed of lime juice
and grenadine. 1t was shaken
up by one of "Sloppy Joe's" IA
NOUS miXologistS who have ca
tered to the thirStS Of thousands
OF American tourists.
The noted Irish playwright and
wit is a teetotaler, probably one
of the few such who have ever
visited the famous bar, and the
"cocktail' was concocted eSpe
cially in honor of his visit.
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