Well, it would be really odd if any production had her pick up his slippers, much less bring them to him. It's very clear that Higgins is not actually asking for his slippers. And it all goes back to the 1938 film. That's where the ending came from.
The ending is about Higgins trying to hide how happy he is that Eliza has come back. Lerner's stage directions make this very clear. Unfortunately, you can't read stage directions to an audience. Well, you can, but that's a sort of post-modern approach.
Kind of like having Eliza return and then exit up the aisle of the theatre. |
