ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn, ʃˈɔː mˈæɹid mˈɛɹi luːwˈiːz dʒˈɪvlɚ ɐ nˈeɪɾɪv ʌv kˈɑːɹlaɪəl, pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə, ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd, wˌɛɹ ðeɪ bˈoʊθ ɐpˈɪɹd ɪn ɐ ʃˈoʊ kˈɔːld ðə "fˈɜːst ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɹˈæɡtaɪm ɹᵻvjˈuː" æt ðə lˈʌndən ˈɑːpɚɹə hˈaʊs.
In 1913, Shaw married Mary Louise Givler (a native of Carlisle, Pennsylvania), in England, where they both appeared in a show called the "First American Ragtime Review" at the London Opera House.