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The Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde's wittiest comedy — mistaken identities and trivial matters.

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The funniest play in the English language, written by a man who had no idea his world was about to collapse.

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The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde · ACT I. Algernon Moncrieff’s Flat in Half-Moon Street, W.
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ACT II. The Garden at the Manor House, Woolton. ACT III. Drawing-Room at the Manor House, Woolton. TIME: The Present. LONDON: ST. JAMES’S THEATRE Lessee and Manager: Mr. George Alexander February 14th, 1895 * * * * * John Worthing, J.P.: Mr. George Alexander…

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