Ascot scene in Pygmalion? Not bloody likely! | Brief letters
My Fair Lady | Village incomers | Jeffrey Steele | Greenham Common | Ian BothamBernard Shaw did not revel in Eliza’s excitement at the races (Editorial, 23 August), as there is no such scene in Pygmalion. The Ascot scene – with Eliza’s line “Come on, Dover! Move your bloomin’ arse!” – was created for the musical adaptation My Fair Lady. In Pygmalion she comes to grief by saying “not bloody likely” at a tea party.Les MastersBleadon, Somerset&b
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