An Ideal Husband
Ideal Husband, An Author: Oscar Wilde
First Performance: 1895, London
Published: 1899
Genre: Drama in 4 acts
Setting: Sir Robert's and Lord Goring's homes, London, 1895
Cast: 9m, 6f
Sir Robert Chiltern seems to be an ideal husband, a rich and successful politician and devoted spouse. However, Mrs Cheveley threatens to expose Sir Robert, whose whole career is founded on the former sale of a Cabinet secret to a financier. When Mrs Cheveley tells Lady Chiltern of her husband's dishonesty, Lady Chiltern writes to seek help from a good friend, Lord Goring. Goring discovers Mrs Cheveley in possession of a stolen brooch, and uses the threat of calling the police to force her to hand over the letter incriminating Sir Robert. Mrs Cheveley now tries to destroy Sir Robert's marriage by sending him the note Lady Chiltern...
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