▁to ▁have ▁her ▁husband ▁for ▁a ▁while , ▁and ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁compl iment ▁by ▁enjo ying ▁her ▁affair ▁with ▁Sib th or pe . ▁Sib th or pe ▁says ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁just ifying ▁pol yg amy . ▁Mrs ▁L unn ▁says ▁she ▁int ends ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁affair ▁with ▁Sib th or pe , ▁because ▁she ▁enjo ys ▁it . ▁Mrs ▁Jun o ▁like wise ▁ref uses ▁to ▁stop ▁seeing ▁Gregory , ▁because ▁she ▁enjo ys ▁being ▁ad ored ▁by ▁him . ▁So ▁they ▁agree ▁to ▁leave ▁things ▁as ▁they ▁are . ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁first ▁produced ▁at ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁York ' s ▁theatre ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁evening ▁with ▁other ▁short ▁plays ▁by ▁J . ▁M . ▁Bar rie ▁and ▁Arthur ▁Wing ▁Pin ero . ▁The ▁four ▁characters ▁were ▁played ▁by ▁Claude ▁King , ▁Ad olph us ▁V ane ▁Temp est , ▁Mi ri am ▁Lew es ▁and ▁Ger ald ine ▁O ll iffe . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁views ▁Shaw ' s ▁friend ▁Arch ib ald ▁Hend erson , ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁play ▁was ▁not ▁well ▁received ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Hend erson ▁also ▁thought ▁it ▁a ▁poor ▁work : ▁" The ▁convers ations ▁are ▁forced ▁and ▁un natural : ▁people ▁do ▁not ▁say ▁such ▁things ▁in ▁real ▁life . ▁The ▁situations ▁are ▁mechanical ; ▁and ▁critics ▁' ab used ' ▁the ▁play , ▁to ▁Shaw ' s ▁un rest rained ▁dis g ust ." ▁