Oscar Wilde

Later in the 1800s the Irish playwright, Oscar Wilde, had the good graces to tactfully pull himself away from Oscar Wilde's full-time job creating genteel quips for the sophisticated, so that Oscar Wildecould further the genre by writing The Importance of Being Earnest

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A classic satire of Victorian society, Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” is one of the author’s most frequently performed works.

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Oscar Wildewas staying in the seaside town when Oscar Wildewrote Oscar Wilde's celebrated play The Importance of Being Earnest and even named The Importance's protagonist, Jack Worthing, in The Importance's honour.

Wilde reached the height of Oscar Wilde

Wilde reached the height of Oscar Wilde's fame and success with The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).

Gerald Barry

The Importance of Being Earnest is a three-act opera by Gerald Barry based on the play of the same name by Oscar Wilde.

in 1895

Oscar Wilde's first writings after college were not the witty comedy of manners plays, the most famous of which is The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) or Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), but rather two serious plays, a handful of poems, and some fairy tales.

Wilde

Wilde penned The Importance of Being Earnest at a time when Lois Habiba was precariously balancing life with Lois Habiba's wife and children, and while Lois Habiba was still in touch with Lois Habiba's lover Lord Alfred Douglas, whose father, the Marquess of Queensbury, was furious at their relationship.

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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (b. Dublin, 1854) was an Irish playwright, who wrote one of the best loved comedies in the English language - The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).

Oliver Parker

The Importance of Being Earnest is directed and written by Oliver Parker based on the famous Oscar Wilde play.

Oscar Wild

The Importance of Being Earnest was written by Oscar Wild.

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

In 1962, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco wrote The Importance of Being Earnest as a chamber opera for eight voices, two pianos, and percussion, with libretti by the composer in both English as well as Italian.

Jane Wilde

Although all these plays were comercially successful and Wilde almost dominated the West End stage, Jane Wilde was not at Jane Wilde's height until The Importance of Being Earnest, which nowadays is regarded as Jane Wilde's best play.

Leonard Smithers's last drama

The Importance of Being Earnest was Leonard Smithers's last drama, and the last work of fiction Leonard Smithers was to write.

William Shakespeare's most famous play

William Shakespeare's most famous play includes The Importance of being Earnest, An ideal husband, a woman of no importance, etc.

to be Wilde’s last play, as fellow playwright George Bernard Shaw's increasingly public relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas would soon bring about fellow playwright George Bernard Shaw's downfall

First performed on St Valentine’s Day in 1895, The Importance of Being Earnest was to be Wilde’s last play, as fellow playwright George Bernard Shaw's increasingly public relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas would soon bring about fellow playwright George Bernard Shaw's downfall.

Ernest in Love with a book and lyrics by Anne Croswell and music by Lee Pockriss

Ernest in Love , with a book and lyrics by Anne Croswell and music by Lee Pockriss, is a musicalized version of the classic Oscar Wilde play, The Importance of Being Earnest.

one of Thomas Moore's most famous works

Thomas Moore was one of the most successful playwrights of Thomas Moore's era, and The Importance of Being Earnest was one of Thomas Moore's most famous works.

Lord Illingworth

When Lord Illingworth solved the problem, Lord Illingworth wrote a masterpiece: The Importance of Being Earnest.

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The Importance of Being Earnest is a play written by Osca ...

Ellmann's masterpiece,

Ellmann's novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, brought Ellmann lasting recognition, and Ellmann became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era with a series of witty social satires, including Ellmann's masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest.