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An Ideal Husband Summary. The play opens with a party at the Chiltern house, where all the major characters are introduced. At this party, Mrs. Cheveley blackmails Sir Robert and forces him to support her Argentine Canal scheme, in which she has invested heavily. She has in her possession a letter he wrote early in his public career in which he ...
An Ideal Husband: Directed by William P. Cartlidge. With James Wilby, Sadie Frost, Jonathan Firth, Trevyn McDowell. Rising politician Robert Chiltern once sold secret information and is now being blackmailed by Laura Evely.
Jun 25, 1999 · "An Ideal Husband" works because Wilde created an expert mechanism (kind of slow-motion serious screwball comedy) for manipulating the plot and characters. But of course the actors are indispensable: They have to make characters plausible while negotiating a plot of pure contrivance, and they have to be charming even while lying, scheming and ...
Synopsis. At a distinguished dinner party in Grosvenor Square, London, we meet Sir Robert Chiltern, a wealthy member of the House of Commons; his wife, Lady Chiltern; his sister, Mabel Chiltern; and Sir Robert’s charming bachelor friend, Lord Arthur Goring. Suddenly, an unexpected -- and unwelcome -- guest arrives. Mrs.
Apr 29, 2022 · Catalogue of Valuable Printed Books & Manuscripts, Fine Bindings, Autograph Letters and Historical Documents, Sotheby’s, London, 3-7 June 1929, lot 859. “ An Ideal Husband, first edition, a set of proof sheets with many additions and amendments in the author’s hand, calf gilt, inside borders, t. e.g. by Riviere 1899.
Nov 21, 2023 · An Ideal Husband is a play by Oscar Wilde, which was first performed in London in 1895. The play is set in an aristocratic society in London in the same era. The play centers around the marriage ...
An Ideal Husband PG-13 1999 1h 36m Romance Comedy List 85% Tomatometer 67 Reviews 69% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings Sir Robert Chiltern (Jeremy Northam) is a respected government official and a ...
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