By Bernard Shaw

By Bernard Shaw

1909

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE: The edition from which this work was taken was printed without contractions, so there is Ill for I’ll and dont for don’t, for example, and show is spelt shew.

CONTENTS

PREFACE

THE CENSORSHIP

A READABLE BLUEBOOK

HOW NOT TO DO IT

THE STORY OF THE JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE

WHY THE MANAGERS LOVE THE CENSORSHIP

A TWO GUINEA INSURANCE POLICY

WHY THE GOVERNMENT INTERFERED

THE PEERS ON THE JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE

THE COMMITTEE’S ATTITUDE TOWARD THE THEATRE

A BAD BEGINNING

A COMIC INTERLUDE

AN ANTI-SHAVIAN PANIC

A RARE AND CURIOUS FIRST EDITION

THE TIMES TO THE RESCUE

THE COUNCIL OF TEN

THE SENTENCE

THE EXECUTION

THE REJECTED STATEMENT

PART I

THE DEFINITION OF IMMORALITY

WHAT TOLERATION MEANS

THE CASE FOR TOLERATION

THE LIMITS TO TOLERATION

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAW AND CENSORSHIP

WHY THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN?

THE DIPLOMATIC OBJECTION TO THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN

THE OBJECTION OF COURT ETIQUET

WHY NOT AN ENLIGHTENED CENSORSHIP?

THE WEAKNESS OF THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN’S DEPARTMENT

AN ENLIGHTENED CENSORSHIP STILL WORSE THAN THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN’S

THE PRACTICAL IMPOSSIBILITIES OF CENSORSHIP

THE ARBITRATION PROPOSAL

THE REJECTED STATEMENT: PART TWO

PROSTITUTION AND DRINK IN THEATRES

WHY THE MANAGERS DREAD LOCAL CONTROL

DESIRABLE LIMITATIONS OF LOCAL CONTROL

SUMMARY

PREFACE RESUMED

CONCLUSION

THE SHEWING-UP OF BLANCO POSNET