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Wilde's first West End drawing room play, Lady Windermere's Fan, ran at the St James's Theatre for 197 performances in 1892. He briefly moved away from the genre to write his biblical tragedy Salome , after which he accepted a request from the actor-manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree for a new play for Tree's company at the Haymarket Theatre . [3]
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.
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Summary. Welcome to the LitCharts study guide on Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere’s Fan. Created by the original team behind SparkNotes, LitCharts are the world's best literature guides. Lady Windermere’s Fan: Introduction. A concise biography of Oscar Wilde plus historical and literary context for Lady Windermere’s Fan.
Lord Windermere tells him that he’s marrying “a very clever woman” and Lady Windermere adds that she’s “a very good woman.”. Get all the key plot points of Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere’s Fan on one page. From the creators of SparkNotes.
Jan 25, 1997 · Do you know, Lady Windermere, I am so sorry about your fan. I can’t imagine how I made such a silly mistake. Most stupid of me. And as I was driving in your direction, I thought I would take the opportunity of returning your property in person with many apologies for my carelessness, and of bidding you good-bye.
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Lady Windermere’s Fan, comedy of manners in four acts by Oscar Wilde, performed in 1892 and published the following year. Set in London, the play’s action is put in motion by Lady Windermere’s jealousy over her husband’s apparent interest in Mrs. Erlynne, a beautiful older woman with a mysterious past.
