ʃˈɔː sˈoʊld hɪz hˈoʊm ˌɔn nˈaɪn mˈɜːɾəl dɹˈaɪv ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən, tˈuː mˈʌnθs ˈæftɚ hiː hæd sˈɛɾəld ɐ lˈɔːsuːt wɪð ɐn ˈæktɹəs, flˈɔːɹəns ɹˈɑːbɚts stˈeɪdʒ nˈeɪm: ˈɛtnɚ ɹˈɔs, hˌuː bɹˈɔːt ɐ dˈɑːlɚ fˈɪfti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ lˈɔːsuːt ɐɡˈɛnst ʃˈɔː, ɐlˈɛdʒɪŋ ðæt hiː hæd θɹˈoʊn hɜː dˌaʊn ɐ stˈɛɹkeɪs wˌaɪl ðə tˈuː wˈɜːkt təɡˌɛðɚɹ ɪn ɐ ɹˈoʊd kˈʌmpəni.
Shaw sold his home on 9 Myrtle Drive in March 1937, two months after he had settled a lawsuit with an actress, Florence Roberts (stage name: Etna Ross), who brought a $50,000 lawsuit against Shaw, alleging that he had thrown her down a staircase while the two worked together in a road company.