He was already skating on thin ice when Oscar Wilde opened his newest play at the Haymarket Theatre on 3 January 1895. An Ideal Husband was a success from the outset. Critics thought it his best play since The Importance of Being Earnest. The public agreed; its initial run at the Haymarket was 124 performances.
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