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A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde is "a new and original play of modern life", in four acts, first given on 19 April 1893 at the Haymarket Theatre, London. Like Wilde's other society plays, it satirises English upper-class society.
Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman is a four-act comedy by Oscar Wilde, first performed on Saturday, 20 February 1892, at the St James's Theatre in London. [1] The story concerns Lady Windermere, who suspects that her husband is having an affair with another woman; she confronts him with it.
Oscar Wilde, Alfred Bruce Douglas (Translation on Salomé) This Penguin collection contains Oscar Wilde's five wittiest and best known plays. He himself described Lady Windermere's Fan his first great stage success, as 'one of those modern drawing-room plays with pink lampshades'.
Nov 15, 2019 · Lady Windermere's fan ; Salome ; A woman of no importance ; An ideal husband ; The importance of being earnest. by. Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. Publication date. 1998. Publisher. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
Jan 25, 1997 · [Enter Parker with a tray on which lie Lady Windermere’s fan and a card.] Parker. Mrs. Erlynne has called to return your ladyship’s fan which she took away by mistake last night. Mrs. Erlynne has written a message on the card. Lady Windermere. Oh, ask Mrs. Erlynne to be kind enough to come up. [Reads card.] Say I shall be very glad to see her.
Lady Windermere’s Fan is Oscar Wilde’s seriocomic look at marriage in four acts. All of the elements of farce are present, however, the author’s twist of sardonic amusement at Victorian thought and sensibility make the difference in the tenor of the play and also in the complexity of the outcome.
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