Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession was so controversial when it first appeared in 1894, the British censor refused permission for a public performance in England. When it was first performed in America, theaters were closed and actors were arrested. The play was not allowed to be publicly performed in London until 1925, thirty-two years after it was written. Mrs. Warren is essentially a clash of wills between a mother and daughter over the path taken by each in their attempts to achieve financial security and a sense of dignity in Victorian England. Vivie Warren deplores her mother's method of achieving security, but admires her brains and determination in going for it. The question is, will Vivie be able to find her own way, or must she submit to the one her mother has planned?
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