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Fanny's First Play is a 1911 play by
G. Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60...
. It was written anonymously, then later discovered to be the work of
George Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60...
and produced by the
Shubert familyThe Shubert family of New York City, New York was responsible for the establishment of the Broadway district, in New York City, as the hub of the theatre industry in the United States...
. It opened at the
Adelphi TheatreThe Adelphi Theatre is a 1500-seat West End theatre, located on the Strand in the City of Westminster. The present building is the fourth on the site. The theatre has specialised in comedy and musical theatre, and today it is a receiving house for a variety of productions, including many musicals...
at Westminster in London on
April 19, 1911January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - DecemberThe following events occurred in April 1911:-April 1, 1911 :...
and ran for 622 performances , and second production opened on Broadway on September 16, 1912 for 256 performances. A satire of theater critics, whose characters were based upon Shaw's own detractors, it features a play within a play.