George Bernard Shaw throughout the Second World War, starring such actors as Edith Evans, John Gielgud, Deborah Kerr and Robert Donat. In 1944 nine Shaw plays were staged in London, including "Arms and the Man" with Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike and Margaret Leighton in the leading roles. Two touring companies took his plays all round Britain. The revival in his popularity did not tempt Shaw to write a new play, and he concentrated on prolific journalism. A second Shaw film produced by Pascal, "Major Barbara" (1941), was less successful both artistically and commercially than "Pygmalion", partly because of Pascal's insistence on
The Salvation Army of The Salvation Army on 3 August 2018. A peculiarity of it is that it gives its clergy titles of military ranks such as "lieutenant" or "major". The Salvation Army has some practices that are peculiar to it. The Salvation Army refers to its ministers as "officers". When acting in their official duties, they can often be recognized by the color-coded epaulettes on their white uniform dress shirts. The epaulettes has the letters SA embroidered on them in white. Officers ranks include lieutenant, captain, major, colonel and the general. Promotion in rank up to the rank from lieutenant to major