OscarWilde

Oscar Wilde visited Halifax on the 8th - 11th of October, 1882, to deliver two of three lectures he was giving on a North American Tour, The House Beautiful and The Decorative Arts. He stayed at the WaverleyInn.

GaryBrooks? will be writing a more substantial essay on Oscar Wilde's visit.

Reference: "Oscar Wilde in Canada: An Apostle For The Arts" by Kevin O'Brian, 1982.

Related: RobinMetcalfe and several others in Halifax (who?) assembled into the Wilde Bunch to produce Wilde In The Streets a series of works which included mounting the play about his trial.

Official webpage at http://www.cmgww.com/historic/wilde/

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