The Inspector then recounts that, after Milward’s, the girl changed her name to Daisy Renton. Upon re-entering, Sheila explains that, out of jealousy and in a bad temper, she had told the manager of Milward’s to fire the girl after seeing her smile at a salesgirl when Sheila tried on something unflattering. When the Inspector shows Sheila a picture of the girl, she begins to sob and runs out of the room. The Inspector goes on to tell the family that Eva Smith, after Birling put her out, was hired at a shop-Milward’s-but was fired on the basis of a customer’s complaint.
Sheila returns to the room, and is very upset to hear about the girl’s tragic suicide. Birling identifies that she used to work at his factory, before he forced her to leave when she became the ring- leader of a strike for higher wages. When he mentions that her name was Eva Smith, Mr. Birling encourages Gerald and Sheila to ignore the pessimistic “silly talk” going around these days, and claims that fear of an inevitable war is “fiddlesticks.”Ī Police Inspector arrives, and reports that he is investigating the suicide of a young woman who recently swallowed disinfectant and died in the Infirmary. Birling gives a toast, and Gerald gives Sheila her engagement ring, which she puts on her finger very excitedly.
I couldn't pick a standout performance as I thought every cast member was wonderful.The play begins in a nice dining room, with the prosperous Birling family joyously celebrating the engagement of their daughter, Sheila, to Gerald Croft. Definitely the most serious version of it, no softer humorous side, this was pretty bleak. From then on it kept to the story beautifully, it must have been tempting to have tweaked it in some way. I liked how it began too, not straight into the dinner setting, we were given a little bit of background.
It looked superb, the factory scenes looked incredibly authentic, as did the scenes in the house. This though had me utterly engrossed, it was an outstanding version. I must admit I had my doubts beforehand about this, I tend to think sometimes if it ain't broke don't fix it, I love both the 19 versions respectively. It turns out each member of the family has encountered Eva, and each in turn damaged her life in some way. The Inspector informs the family of his business, that of the death of a young woman, Eva Smith. The family had been celebrating the engagement of daughter Sheila, to Gerald Croft, a match that would unite two powerful businesses. Inspector Goole arrives unannounced at the home of the Birling family.
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