In deeming A Woman of No Importance to be a Wilde effort of lesser importance, many reviewers unintentionally helped Wilde make his point. Wilde’s notorious wit and preference for the epigrammatic style of humor-Lord Illingworth is the character who voices one of his most famously quotable quotes when he observes that he observe that “nothing succeeds like excess”-had a habit of confounding theater reviewers at the time to the point where they underestimated his strength and power as a writer yet again. Broadway was first delighted by Wilde’s adeptly witty and unexpectedly trenchant analysis of the “double standard” in 1893 with a revival not taking place there until 1916. Successful revivals were mounted on his home turf on both 19. Oscar Wilde’s play A Woman of No Importance opened in London on Apand proceeded to run for 113 performances. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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