face is now the marble image of peace, the sign of God’s forgiveness.]
Tableau
Curtain
Lady
Windermere’s
Fan.
A Play about a Good Woman
by
Oscar Wilde
London: Elkin Mathews and John Lane
at the Sign of the Bodley Head
in Vigo Street, 1893
[The text follows the
first edition.]
contents.
·[v]· to
the dear memory
of
robert earl of lytton
in affection
and
admiration
·[vii]· the persons of the play
lord windermere
lord darlington
lord augustus lorton
mr. dumby
mr. cecil graham
mr. hopper
parker, Butler
lady windermere
the duchess of berwick
lady agatha carlisle
lady plymdale
lady stutfield
lady jedburgh
mrs. cowper-cowper
mrs. erlynne
rosalie, Maid
·[ix]· the scenes of the play
Act I: Morning-room in Lord Windermere’s house.
Act II: Drawing-room in Lord Windermere’s house.
Act III: Lord Darlington’s rooms.
Act IV: Same as Act I.
Time The Present.
Place London.
The action of the play takes place within twenty-four hours, beginning on a Tuesday afternoon at five o’clock, and ending the next day at 1.30 p.m.
·[xi]· LONDON: ST. JAMES’S THEATRE
Lessee and Manager: Mr. George Alexander February 22nd, 1892
| Lord Windermere | Mr. George Alexander. |
| Lord Darlington | Mr. Nutcombe Gould. |
| Lord Augustus Lorton | Mr. H. H. Vincent. |
| Mr. Cecil Graham | Mr. Ben Webster. |
| Mr. Dumby | Mr. Vane-Tempest. |
| Mr. Hopper | Mr. Alfred Holles. |
| Parker (Butler) | Mr. V. Sansbury. |
| Lady Windermere | Miss Lily Hanbury. |
| The Duchess of Berwick | Miss Fanny Coleman. |
| Lady Agatha Carlisle | Miss Laura Graves. |
| Lady Plymdale | Miss Granville. |
| Lady Jedburgh | Miss B. Page. |
| Lady Stutfield | Miss Madge Girdlestone. |
| Mrs. Cowper-Cowper | Miss A. De Winton. |
| Mrs. Erlynne | Miss Marion Terry. |
| Rosalie (Maid) | Miss Winifred Dolan. |
·[xv]· First Act.
·1· SCENE—Morning-room of Lord Windermere’s house in Carlton House Terrace. Doors C. and R. Bureau with books and papers R. Sofa with small tea-table L. Window opening on to terrace L. Table R.
[Lady Windermere is at table R., arranging roses in a blue bowl.]
[Enter Parker.
parker
Is your ladyship at home this afternoon?
lady windermere
Yes—who has called?
parker
Lord Darlington, my lady.
lady
