It was felt by Ibsen's German agent that the original ending would not play well in German theatres ; therefore, for the play's German debut, Ibsen was forced to write an alternative ending for it to be considered acceptable.

However, the play's principal source, the Spanish Diana Enamorada, would not be translated into French or English until 1578, meaning that someone basing a play on it that early could only have read it in the original Spanish, and there is no evidence that Oxford spoke this language.

Contrary to claims of homosexual terminology, Sir Donald Sinden, an actor who met two of the play's original cast ( Irene Vanbrugh, Gwendolen and Allan Aynesworth, Algernon ), and Lord Alfred Douglas, wrote to The Times to dispute suggestions that " Earnest " held any sexual connotations:

Parker's adaptation includes the dunning solicitor Mr. Gribsby who pursues Jack to Hertfordshire ( present in Wilde's original draft, but cut at the behest of the play's first producer ).

The film accommodated Newton-John's Australian accent by recasting her character from the play's original American Sandy Dumbrowski to Sandy Olsson, an Australian who vacations and then moves with her family to the United States.

( Kaufman also performed in the play's original Broadway cast in the role of a frustrated playwright hired by Hollywood.

" Such a saturnalian exchange of costumes in the opening scene would have opened up a number of important perspectives for the play's original audience.

The Hays Code limited Brick's portrayal of sexual desire for Skipper, and diminished the original play's critique of homophobia and sexism.

Among the original cast were John Normington as Fitz-Oblong, Michael Jayston as the play's narrator, Bolt perennial Leo McKern as the title character, and Terence Rigby and a young Malcolm McDowell in supporting roles.

Calhern created the role of Oliver Wendell Holmes in the play's original Broadway production, and the part was his only starring role in a sound film.

It is possible that the concealed Chorus was not fully audible to the audience and this might have been a factor in the original play's failure.

Contrary to later legend, the words " virgin ," " mistress ," and " pregnant ," all of which had been in the original play's dialogue, were not singled out as objectionable.

Alexander starred in the original theatrical production of The Great White Hope under Sherin's direction at Arena Stage prior to the play's Broadway debut.

Branagh reversed the philosophy he had used with Hamlet ( that is, to keep every word of the original ), and instead made major cuts in the play's text.

The confusion is compounded by the fact that in the original pressing of the First Folio, the play's pages are unnumbered, and the title has obviously been squeezed into the Table of Contents.

The change usually occurs around late November around the anniversary of the play's opening, and was the initiative of Sir Peter Saunders, the original producer.

The play's original title is unknown.

* The verse structure is altered, omitting the third verse of the original as well as all of the " responses " from the play's chorus, and adding an extra two lines at the end of the last verse.

Hellman reportedly worked on the screenplay, virtually all of the play's original dialogue was kept, and she was satisfied with the result, saying the play's central theme of gossip was unaffected by the changes.

A 2011 revival at Chichester Festival Theatre, co-produced with Out of Joint and directed by the play's original director Max Stafford-Clark transferred to Trafalgar Studios in the West End, opening on 16 August 2011.

Because the Production Code prevented even the use of or a reference to the play's original title, Hellman changed the title of her script to The Lie.

English critic William Archer ( the play's original translator ) suggests that the play is not as completely symbolic as some have maintained, interpreting it instead as " a history of a sickly conscience, worked out in terms of pure psychology ".

The film, which follows the play's script exactly, is based on the original London stage production directed by Hare and has the same cast: Mike Nichols as Jack, Miranda Richardson as Judy, and David de Keyser as Howard.

The film, produced in 1913, showed the play's Broadway actors reciting every line of dialogue, resulting in a stiff film that Pickford later called " one of the worst I ever made ... it was deadly.

Sondheim wrote the lyrics and music over a two-day period during rehearsals for the play's Broadway debut, specifically for the actress Glynis Johns, who created the role of Desirée.

The play's American première was at the Garrick Theatre in New York City in October 1922, where it ran for 184 performances, a production in which Spencer Tracy and Pat O ' Brien played robots in their Broadway debuts.

In June 2008, Mulgrew appeared in Equus on Broadway, playing Hesther Saloman, a public official who is empathetic toward the play's central character.

The production is notable for several reasons ; besides starring Frank Morgan, the play's female lead was Helen Menken ( who would marry Humphrey Bogart in 1926 ), and in his first Broadway outing, character actor Robert Keith, father of actor Brian Keith and one-time husband of Theater Guild actress Peg Entwistle, who committed suicide by jumping from the Hollywood Sign in 1932.

James ( or Jimmy ) Christie, at 15 years old, began playing Whitney ( the third son ) in 1939 on Broadway at the Empire Theatre and remained during most of its 7-year run, playing both Whitney and John ( the next to eldest son ) as he aged through the play's run.

After four previews, the play's Broadway production opened on June 1, 1978 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.

The play's Broadway première on 5 February 1893 at Palmer's Theatre was also the first Broadway performance for stage and screen actress Julia Arthur, who played Lady Windermere.

Eileen McKenney, the inspiration for the title character, and her husband, novelist and screenwriter Nathanael West, were killed in a car accident four days before the Broadway opening, as they traveled to New York to attend the play's premiere.

Warner Bros .- Seven Arts purchased the film rights in 1966 soon after the play's Broadway premiere ; the film, directed by Terence Young with a screenplay by Robert Carrington and Jane Howard-Carrington and a score by Henry Mancini, premiered on October 26, 1967.

During the play's two year run, The Subject Was Roses played five different Broadway theaters and Dustin Hoffman became a replacement stage manager and understudied the role of Timmy.

Perry died from a heart attack during the play's lengthy Broadway run on June 28, 1946, one day after her 58th birthday.

Lahr reprised his role in the play's short-lived Broadway run.

In 2005, Linney played the female lead in the play's Broadway premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club's Biltmore Theatre, with Ben Shenkman, Byron Jennings and Ana Reeder, directed by Sullivan.

The play's popularity has waned in the mid twentieth century, although Charles Laughton played Henry at Sadler's Wells Theatre in 1933 and Margaret Webster directed it as the inaugural production of her American Repertory Company on Broadway in 1946 with Walter Hampden as Wolsey and Eva Le Gallienne as Katherine.

The play's Broadway premiere in 1947 featured Frank Allenby as Sir Robert, Alan Webb as Arthur Winslow, and Valerie White as Catherine Winslow.

He was most famously portrayed by Marlon Brando in the play's initial Broadway performance as well as the 1951 film adaptation.

A short-lived 1964 Broadway musical adaptation entitled Foxy moved the play's setting to the Yukon during the gold rush of 1898.

Similarities between the play and the James Joyce novel Finnegans Wake were noted in the Saturday Review during the play's run on Broadway.

Supporting players during the play's run on Broadway included Peter Gallagher, Simon Jones, D. W. Moffett, Steven Weber, Cynthia Nixon, and Yeardley Smith.