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A Woman of No Importance (Author: Oscar Wilde)


TO
GLADYS
COUNTESS DE GREY
[MARCHIONESS OF RIPON]

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THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY

  • LORD ILLINGWORTH
  • SIR JOHN PONTEFRACT
  • LORD ALFRED RUFFORD
  • MR. KELVIL, M.P.
  • THE VEN. ARCHDEACON DAUBENY, D.D.
  • GERALD ARBUTHNOT
  • FARQUHAR, Butler
  • FRANCIS, Footman
  • LADY HUNSTANTON
  • LADY CAROLINE PONTEFRACT
  • LADY STUTFIELD
  • MRS. ALLONBY
  • MISS HESTER WORSLEY
  • ALICE, Maid
  • MRS. ARBUTHNOT

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    THE SCENES OF THE PLAY

    1. ACT I. The Terrace at Hunstanton Chase.
    2. ACT II. The Drawing-room at Hunstanton Chase.
    3. ACT III. The Hall at Hunstanton Chase.
    4. ACT IV. Sitting-room in Mrs. Arbuthnot's House at Wrockley.

    TIME: The Present.

    PLACE: The Shires.

    The action of the play takes place within twenty-four hours.

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    Lessee and Manager: Mr. H Beerbohm Tree
    April 19th, 1893

    LORD ILLINGWORTH, Mr. Tree. SIR JOHN PONTEFRACT, Mr. E. Holman Clark. LORD ALFRED RUFFORD, Mr. Ernest Lawford. MR. KELVIL, M.P., Mr. Charles Allan. THE VEN. ARCHDEACON DAUBENY, D.D., Mr. Kemble. GERALD ARBUTHNOT, Mr. Terry. FARQUHAR (Butler), Mr. Hay. FRANCIS (Footman), Mr. Montague. LADY HUNSTANTON, Miss Rose Leclercq. LADY CAROLINE PONTEFRACT, Miss Le Thière. LADY STUTFIELD, Miss Blanche Horlock. MRS. ALLONBY, Mrs. Tree. MISS HESTER WORSLEY, Miss Julia Neilson. ALICE (Maid), Miss Kelly. MRS. ARBUTHNOT, Mrs. Bernard-Beere.