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Lady Windermere's Fan

American  
[win-der-meerz] / ˈwɪn dərˌmɪərz /

noun

  1. a comedy (1892) by Oscar Wilde.


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In Belfast, there is still time for Macbeth at the Lyric and for Bruiser's take on Lady Windermere's Fan at the Mac.

From The Guardian • Nov. 9, 2012

Lady Windermere's Fan, the first of his plays to be performed in London, was a smash.

From Time Magazine Archive

At its original best, 57 years ago, Lady Windermere's Fan was little more than a stylish vehicle for Wilde's wicked quips and epigrams.

From Time Magazine Archive

But, when he was writing Lady Windermere's Fan, or a little earlier, he wrote down, swiftly, as if to relieve himself, a play whose mood was at the opposite end of his range.

From Oscar Wilde A Critical Study by Ransome, Arthur

Vera may have been dull, and The Duchess of Padua unplayable, but actors, at least, shall have no fault to find in the technique of Lady Windermere's Fan.

From Oscar Wilde A Critical Study by Ransome, Arthur