A scene from The Importance of Being Earnest written by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) and produced, under the direction of George Alexander with designs by H. P. Hall and Walter Hann, at St. James's Theatre, London, having run shorter than expected, due to Oscar Wilde's increasing public notoriety, from February 14, 1895 to May 8, 1895
The original cast featured George Alexander as 'John Worthing', Allan Aynesworth as 'Algernon Moncrieff', Rose Leclercq as 'Lady Bracknell', Irene Vanbrugh as 'Gwendolen Fairfax', Evelyn Millard as 'Cecily Cardew', Mrs. George Canninge as 'Miss Prism', H. H. Vincent as 'Rev. Canon Chasuble', F. Kinsey Peile as 'Lane' and Frank Dyall as 'Merriman'.
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| Allan Aynesworth as Algernon (left) and George Alexander as John (right) |
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| Irene Vanbrugh as Gwendolen Fairfax and George Alexander as Jack Worthing in the 1895 production |
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| Allan Aynesworth, Evelyn Millard, Irene Vanbrugh and George Alexander in the 1895 premiere |
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| Mrs George Canninge as Miss Prism and Evelyn Millard as Cecily Cardew |
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