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  • When at last I was able to play in “Captain Brassbound's Conversion,” I found Bernard Shaw wonderfully patient at rehearsal.

    The Story of My Life Terry, Ellen, Dame, 1847-1928 1908

  • “Alice-sit-by-the-Fire” for me, and after some years 'delay I was able to play in Mr. Bernard Shaw's “Captain Brassbound's Conversion.”

    The Story of My Life Terry, Ellen, Dame, 1847-1928 1908

  • Quite recently I had a line to say in “Captain Brassbound's Conversion,” which is a very helpful reply to any tale-bearing.

    The Story of My Life Terry, Ellen, Dame, 1847-1928 1908

  • _Captain Brassbound's Conversion_, really showed at its best the merry mercy of the pagan; that beautiful human nature that can neither rise to penance nor sink to revenge.

    The Victorian Age in Literature 1905

  • The third play in order in the series called _Plays for Puritans_ is a very charming one; _Captain Brassbound's Conversion_.

    George Bernard Shaw 1905

  • You think Captain Brassbound's crew sufficiently equipped for that, do you?

    Captain Brassbound's Conversion George Bernard Shaw 1903

  • Finally he comes down into the middle of the garden, and confronts Rankin, who has been glaring at him in consternation from the moment of his entrance, and continues to do so in so marked a way that the glow in Brassbound's eyes deepens as he begins to take offence.

    Captain Brassbound's Conversion George Bernard Shaw 1903

  • He keeps close to Johnson, who comes to Brassbound's right,

    Captain Brassbound's Conversion George Bernard Shaw 1903

  • Further, it begins to dawn on Brassbound's wrath-blurred perception that Lady Cicely has at some unnoticed stage in the proceedings finished Marzo's bandage, and is now stitching a coat.

    Captain Brassbound's Conversion George Bernard Shaw 1903

  • Brassbound's men keep together on the archway side, backing their captain.

    Captain Brassbound's Conversion George Bernard Shaw 1903

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