Question

When was Importance of Being Earnest first performed?

• A. 14 February 1895
• B. 12 January 1894
• C. 23 March 1896
• D. 30 September 1895

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 14 February 1895

• First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy depicting the tangled affairs of two young men about town who lead double lives to evade unwanted social obligations, both assuming the name Ernest while wooing the two young women of their affections.