| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'The Importance of Being Earnest' with photographs of members of the cast and cast lists; includes programme with cast list 1959; magazine extracts with photographs of cast members in scenes from the play; also includes magazine article on Oscar Wilde's life and work
Performed at The Old Vic Theatre, Waterloo Road, London, 13 Oct 1959; presented by the Old Vic Company; directed by Michael Benthall; scenery and costume by Desmond Heeley
Cast: Alec McCowen, Norman Scace, John Justin, Fay Compton, Barbara Jefford, Rosalind Atkinson, Judi Dench, Miles Malleson, William McAllister, Dyson Lovell |