An Ideal Husband | Feasting with Panthers: The Rise and Fall of Oscar Wilde
In the following excerpt, Miller gives an overview of An Ideal Husband, providing deeper analysis of the characters of Sir Robert and Lord Goring and calling the drama much improved over Wilde’s earlier ones.
An Ideal Husband opened in London on January 3, 1895. Although considerably longer than either Lady Windermere’s Fan or A Woman of No Importance, it proved to be an enormous success. When the Prince of Wales sent for Wilde on the opening night, the flattered playwright remarked that he would have to cut some of the scenes. ‘‘Pray do not take out a single word,’’ said the Prince, and Wilde was more than happy to leave the play as it was. While a modern audience is likely to be more critical, it cannot be denied that An Ideal Husband is much better...
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