Hey, you're the first person I've ever discussed this with who didn't like Henry Higgins! Sweet! We can hate on him together. But I think I'll find the original play and give it a read; I'm very fond of Arms and the Man and I think I'd enjoy Shaw's writing if I gave it half a chance.

I envy your chance to see the production of Arcadia you describe. Out here in Massachusetts, I've been fortunate enough to see two productions myself, one college theatre and one professional. They were both excellent, and I would love to see it again. Sometime between 'em, I read Lord Byron's Novel: The Evening Lands, by John Crowley, which went with them very well.