The Shaw, Bernard 1856-1950 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet" by Bernard Shaw is a one-act play first produced in 1909. Set in the American West, this religious tract in crude melodrama follows Blanco Posnet, a drunk and reprobate accused of stealing the Sheriff's horse. As the trial unfolds, witnesses testify and secrets emerge about what really happened that night. Shaw's controversial statements about God sparked a censorship battle with British authorities, leading to the play's defiant premiere in Dublin instead of London. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shewing-Up_of_Blanco_Posnet Release date is 2004-05-01 Eve Sobol and Distributed Proofreaders Original publication data not identified Censorship Horse stealing -- Drama West (U.S.) -- Drama PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5722 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5722 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133142.0 5722