"would have her as a mother. Hester assures her that she would. Gerald sees his father's glove on the floor, and when he asks who has visited, Mrs. Arbuthnot simply replies, ""A man of no importance."" Herbert Beerbohm Tree, actor-manager of London's Haymarket Theatre, asked Oscar Wilde to write him a play following the success of Wilde's ""Lady Windermere's Fan"" at the St. James Theatre. Wilde was initially quite reluctant since the character Tree would take was not the sort of part he associated with the actor: Wilde went so far as to describe Lord Illingworth as himself. This appears"
"music. (The above Wikipedia biography is not by Paul Jones L.R.P.S.) ""Rita's"" ""A Man of no Importance"" is also available from www.blurb.co.uk and www.amazon.com; but DO NOT purchase this novel from Amazon.co.uk, as the company selling it on this site has it listed at a greatly inflated price. ""A Man of no Importance"" is set in Salwych, which ""Rita"" based strongly on Droitwich Spa in Worcestershire, after visiting the town for treatment at its brine baths, in 1906. Eliza Humphreys Eliza Margaret Jane Humphreys (14 June 1850 – 1 January 1938) (born Gollan) was an English novelist. Eliza Margaret Jane"
"Gwladys Robinson, Marchioness of Ripon Constance Gwladys Robinson, Marchioness of Ripon (22 April 1859 – 28 October 1917), was a British patron of the arts. She was a close friend of Oscar Wilde, who dedicated his play A Woman of No Importance to her; other celebrated friends included Nellie Melba, whose success in London was largely due to Lady Ripon's support, Nijinsky and Diaghilev. Lady Ripon was born in 1859 to Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea and his wife, Elizabeth, a writer and notable convert to Catholicism. Lady Ripon married St George Lowther, 4th Earl of Lonsdale, and"
"People of No Importance People of No Importance () is a 1956 French drama film directed by Henri Verneuil. Set entirely among ordinary working people, it tells the story of an unhappily married long-distance lorry driver who starts an affair with a young waitress at a restaurant where he stops frequently, but tragedy intervenes. Jean is a long-distance lorry driver whose usual run is from Paris, where he lives with his unsympathetic wife and children, to Bordeaux. A favourite stop is La Caravane, a roadside restaurant where he is attracted to Clo, a pretty and affectionate young woman who is"
"for radio and screen, originating the radio detective drama ""Baldi"" and writing episodes for the television series ""Ballykissangel"" and ""The Darling Buds of May"" and the screenplay for the film ""A Man of No Importance"" (1994). He wrote the screenplays for the five episodes of the television series ""My Mother and Other Strangers"", which aired in 2016. His sister, Marie Devlin, is a school teacher and writer, publishing ""Over Nine Waves"", a collection of traditional Irish myths and legends, in 1994. She was married to the Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney, from 1965 until the poet's death in 2013. One of"
"A Man of No Importance (musical) A Man of No Importance is a musical with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and a book by Terrence McNally, based on the 1994 Albert Finney film, ""A Man of No Importance"". It tells the story of an amateur theatre group in Dublin and their leader, who is determined to stage a version of ""Salome"" at his church, despite the objections of church authorities. The musical ran from September 12, 2002 to December 29, 2002 in the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City, as part of"
"Off-Broadway Musical and the 2003 GLAAD Media Awards, Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway and Off-Broadway. The play was nominated for the 2003 Drama Desk Award: A Man of No Importance (musical) A Man of No Importance is a musical with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and a book by Terrence McNally, based on the 1994 Albert Finney film, ""A Man of No Importance"". It tells the story of an amateur theatre group in Dublin and their leader, who is determined to stage a version of ""Salome"" at his church, despite the objections of church authorities. The musical"
"way and calls an ambulance, she dies. People of No Importance People of No Importance () is a 1956 French drama film directed by Henri Verneuil. Set entirely among ordinary working people, it tells the story of an unhappily married long-distance lorry driver who starts an affair with a young waitress at a restaurant where he stops frequently, but tragedy intervenes. Jean is a long-distance lorry driver whose usual run is from Paris, where he lives with his unsympathetic wife and children, to Bordeaux. A favourite stop is La Caravane, a roadside restaurant where he is attracted to Clo, a"
"History"", but this time is referred to as an operatic soprano: ""Beere, Fanny Mary – (1856 – 1915) British operatic soprano Born Frances Whitehead (Oct 5, 1856) in Norwich, Norfolk, she studied under Hermann Vezin. She made her stage debut at the Opera Comique in London (1877), and appeared as Emilia in Shakespeare’s Othello, as well as performing comic roles. She performed at the Haymarket Theatre and appeared in the role of Lady Teazle in the production of School for Scandal (1891) by Charles Wyndham, and appeared in Oscar Wilde’s play A Woman of No Importance in the role of"
"Arts strand in early 2012. On April 10, 2018, for her contributions to literature, she was appointed an honorary Dame of the Order of the British Empire. Edna O'Brien Edna O'Brien, (born 15 December 1930) is an Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short story writer. Philip Roth described her as ""the most gifted woman now writing in English"", while the former President of Ireland Mary Robinson cited her as ""one of the great creative writers of her generation"". O'Brien's works often revolve around the inner feelings of women, and their problems in relating to men, and to society as"
"melody of which had been used by Simple Minds for ""Belfast Child"" in 1989. ""Women of Ireland"", although credited as a traditional song, is not: the main theme is a melody written by Irish composer Seán Ó Riada as a musical setting of the poem ""Mná na hÉireann"", written by Peadar Ó Doirnín; Oldfield's rendition also includes an interpolation of the fourth movement (""Sarabande"") of George Frideric Handel's Keyboard suite in D minor, popularised by its use by Stanley Kubrick in his 1975 film ""Barry Lyndon"", where Ó Riada's tune also appears (Oldfield's ""Women of Ireland"" was reportedly inspired by"
"Gerard Mannix Flynn Gerard Mannix Flynn, sometimes written only as Mannix Flynn, is an Irish politician and artist. He was born in Dublin in May 1957. Aside from his work on the Dublin City Council he is also a well known author and playwright, having written the novel ""Nothing To Say"" in 1983 and the play ""James X"" in 2002. He was sent to St Joseph's Industrial School in Letterfrack aged eleven for eighteen months. He was subjected to sexual and physical abuse there. He also spent time in Marlborough House Detention Centre, Daingean, Co Offaly, St Patrick's Institution and"
"too intelligent for its own good and have remarked on the various traits often associated with debut novels. A Woman With No Clothes On A Woman With No Clothes On (2008) is V. R. Main's debut novel. Set in 19th century Paris, it is the story of 18-year-old Victorine Meurent, the painter Edouard Manet and their shared longing for the ultimate painting. The novel won the Trafalgar Squared Prize, and was shortlisted for The People's Book Prize. It was published by Delancey Press. The aristocratic Manet and the working-class Victorine Meurent narrate ""A Woman With No Clothes On"". A chance"
"son, Gerald, the basics in life. This symbolises the rest of the population of Victorian Britain, who have had to work hard whilst the upper classes are given an unfair advantage, highlighting the massive divide in Victorian society at that time. Innocence in ""A Woman of No Importance"" is presented in the character of Hester. She is an American girl who is foreign to the beliefs of the British aristocracy and their uptight morals and etiquette. Hester is often taken aback by their views and so are the others by her. She represents the new woman emerging of the new"
"A Woman With No Clothes On A Woman With No Clothes On (2008) is V. R. Main's debut novel. Set in 19th century Paris, it is the story of 18-year-old Victorine Meurent, the painter Edouard Manet and their shared longing for the ultimate painting. The novel won the Trafalgar Squared Prize, and was shortlisted for The People's Book Prize. It was published by Delancey Press. The aristocratic Manet and the working-class Victorine Meurent narrate ""A Woman With No Clothes On"". A chance meeting between the two leads to an intense relationship of painting and sexual tension. Manet creates a scandal"
"a climate of relative stability, reveals a romantic utopianism, and celebrates a return to a harmonious rhythm of life, uninterrupted by the unnatural nature of war. Agnes O'Farrelly Agnes Winifred O'Farrelly (24 June 1874 – 5 November 1951) (; nom-de-plume 'Uan Uladh'), was an academic and Professor of Irish at University College Dublin (UCD). She was also the first female Irish-language novelist, a founding member of Cumann na mBan, and fourth president of the Camogie Association. She was born 24 June 1874 in Raffony House, Virginia, County Cavan, one of five daughters and three sons of Peter Dominic Farrelly and"
"The Importance of Being Oscar The Importance of Being Oscar is a one man show devised by the ""soi-disant"" (""self-styled"") Irish actor Micheál MacLiammóir and based on the writings of Oscar Wilde. It intersperses excerpts from Wilde's plays and other writings with biographical highlights of his life. MacLiammóir performed this show for the first time at the Gate Theatre, Dublin in 1960, took it to Broadway under the auspices of Michael Redgrave's production company with lighting design by Lee Watson, and toured with it all over the world. The show was issued on two LPs by CBS Records, and televised"
"18th century Dublin was the home of an Irish-language literary circle connected to the Ó Neachtain (Naughton) family, a group with wide-ranging Continental connections. There is little evidence of female literacy for this period, but women were of great importance in the oral tradition. They were the main composers of traditional laments. The most famous of these is ""Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire"", composed in the late 18th century by Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill, one of the last of the Gaelic gentry of West Kerry. Compositions of this sort were not committed to writing until collected in the 19th century. Well"
"The Diary of a Nobody The Diary of a Nobody is an English comic novel written by the brothers George and Weedon Grossmith, with illustrations by the latter. It originated as an intermittent serial in ""Punch"" magazine in 1888–89 and first appeared in book form, with extended text and added illustrations, in 1892. The ""Diary"" records the daily events in the lives of a London clerk, Charles Pooter, his wife Carrie, his son William Lupin, and numerous friends and acquaintances over a period of 15 months. Before their collaboration on the ""Diary"", the brothers each pursued successful careers on the"
"Norah Hoult Norah ""Ella"" Hoult (10 September 1898 – 6 April 1984) was an Irish writer of novels and short stories. She was born in Dublin. Her mother, Margaret O'Shaughnessy, was a Catholic girl who eloped at the age of 21 with a Protestant English architect named Powis Hoult. Both Norah's parents died while she was still a child, and she and her brother were sent to live with their father's relations in England, where they were educated in various boarding schools. Her first book, ""Poor Women!"", appeared in 1928. This collection of five short stories received considerable critical acclaim,"
"Irish playwright, Martin McDonagh. His theatrical production of ""Lecture on Nothing"", which was commissioned for a celebration of the John Cage centenary at the 2012 Ruhrtriennale, had its U.S. premiere in Royce Hall, UCLA, by the Center for the Art of Performance. In 2013 Wilson, in collaboration with Mikhail Baryshnikov and co-starring Willem Dafoe, developed ""The Old Woman"", an adaptation of the work by the Russian author Daniil Kharms. The play premiered at MIF13, Manchester International Festival. Wilson wrote that he and Baryshnikov had discussed creating a play together for years, perhaps based on a Russian text. The final production"
"wrongly categorised Keyes' works are and wonders why that is. Keyes remarked that by conditioning women to think that what they find empowering or valuable is worth less than what men consider to be worthwhile, women are prevented from reaching for parity and the gender gap in power and money between men and women is kept in the favour of men. Marian Keyes Marian Keyes (born 10 September 1963) is an Irish novelist and non-fiction writer, best known for her work in women's literature. She is an Irish Book Awards winner. By March 2017 over 35 million copies of her"
"""Oíche Nollaig na mBan"" by Seán Ó Ríordáin (1916–77). The latter's title means ""Eve of Women's Christmas""; Women's Christmas is observed in Ireland on the feast of the Epiphany (6 January). The first verse describes a storm on that date (5 January) while the second recounts the poet's desire that his eventual death should coincide with a similar storm. The novel ""The Big Wind"" by Beatrice Coogan uses the events of January 1839 as a historical backdrop. Night of the Big Wind The Night of the Big Wind () was a powerful European windstorm that swept across Ireland beginning in"
"the night. This conclusion is presented in similar fashion to the dark shift in fate of the main character at the end of another monologue from the same series, called A Woman of No Importance, but it is unknown whether this darker shift in this monologue also means an unhappy end for Irene. A Lady of Letters ""A Lady of Letters"" is a dramatic monologue written by Alan Bennett in 1987 for television, as part of his ""Talking Heads"" series for the BBC. The series became very popular, moving onto BBC Radio, international theatre, becoming one of the best-selling audio"
"Dorothy Macardle Dorothy Macardle (2 February 1889 in Dundalk – 23 December 1958 in Drogheda) was an Irish writer, novelist, playwright, and non-academic historian. Her book, ""The Irish Republic"", is one of the more frequently cited narrative accounts of the Irish War of Independence and its aftermath, particularly for its exposition of the anti-treaty viewpoint. Dorothy Macardle (alternatively spelt McArdle) was born in Dundalk, Ireland in 1889 into a wealthy brewing family, famous for their ""Macardle's Ale"", and was raised Roman Catholic. She received her secondary education in Alexandra College, Dublina school under the management of the Church of Irelandand"
"for the Irish Texts Society and the Gaelic League. He then went on to write the first novel in Irish, while continuing to work on his great Irish-English dictionary. On Easter Sunday 1900 Yeats' friend and muse, Maud Gonne, founded Inghinidhe na hÉireann (English: Daughters of Ireland), a revolutionary women's society which included writers Alice Furlong, Annie Egan, Ethna Carbery and Sinéad O'Flanagan (later wife of Éamon de Valera), and the actors Máire Quinn and Sara Allgood. The Irish-language newspaper ""Banba"" was founded in 1901 with Tadhg Ó Donnchadha as editor. The following year he also became editor of the"
"with the former industrial school. Flynn's peaceful protest, which included him protesting on a windowsill in hisDublin City Council office, was criticised by some as ""attention seeking"" and a ""publicity stunt full stop"". He contested both the 2011 General Election and the 2016 General Election to Dáil Éireann unsuccessfully. Gerard Mannix Flynn Gerard Mannix Flynn, sometimes written only as Mannix Flynn, is an Irish politician and artist. He was born in Dublin in May 1957. Aside from his work on the Dublin City Council he is also a well known author and playwright, having written the novel ""Nothing To Say"""
"an affiliation of creative artists in Ireland, and the title of Saoi one of the highest honours in Irish culture. 9780571256198 (novel) Mary Lavin Mary Josephine Lavin (10 June 1912 – 25 March 1996) was a noted Irish short story writer and novelist. She is regarded as a pioneering female author in the traditionally male-dominated world of Irish letters. Her subject matter often dealt explicitly with feminist issues and concerns as well as a deep Catholic faith. Mary Lavin was born in East Walpole, Massachusetts, in 1912, the only child of Tom and Nora Lavin, an immigrant Irish couple. She"
"Edna O'Brien Edna O'Brien, (born 15 December 1930) is an Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short story writer. Philip Roth described her as ""the most gifted woman now writing in English"", while the former President of Ireland Mary Robinson cited her as ""one of the great creative writers of her generation"". O'Brien's works often revolve around the inner feelings of women, and their problems in relating to men, and to society as a whole. Her first novel, ""The Country Girls"", is often credited with breaking silence on sexual matters and social issues during a repressive period in Ireland following"
"Máire Nic Shiubhlaigh Máire Nic Shiubhlaigh | Máire Nic Ṡiúḃlaiġ (8 May 1883 – 1958) was an Irish actress and republican activist. She started acting in her teens and appeared in the first Irish-language play performed in Ireland. She was a founder-member of the Abbey Theatre and was leading lady on its opening night in 1904, when she played the title role in W.B. Yeats's ""Cathleen Ni Houlihan"". She later joined the Theatre of Ireland, which she helped to found. Nic Shiubhlaigh was born Mary Elizabeth Walker in Charlemont Street, Dublin into a nationalist and Irish-speaking family. Her father, Matthew,"
"in all its forms was formidable, forensic and unremitting. However, O'Faolain's feminism stemmed from a fundamental belief in social justice. Unlike most commentators, who maintain a detached, lofty tone, O'Faolain, placed herself at the centre of things, a high-risk strategy that worked because of her broad range of erudition, worn lightly, her courage and a truthfulness that sometimes bordered on the self-destructive. Nuala O'Faolain Nuala O'Faolain (; 1 March 19409 May 2008) was an Irish journalist, TV producer, book reviewer, teacher and writer. She became well known after the publication of her memoirs ""Are You Somebody?"" and ""Almost There"". She"
"used grammar books on the Irish Language, ""Progress in Irish"". ""An Grá agus an Gárda"" is a 1937 comedy produced at the Peacock Theatre in Dublin focusing on a complex marital situation. Two years beforehand Ní Ghráda was forced to give up her job in RTÉ when her husband, a senior Garda, was reinstated to his post. This is Ní Ghráda's 1938 translation of Peter Pan, the first in Irish. ""Manannán"" (1940) is regarded as the first science fiction book in Irish. Máiréad Ní Ghráda Máiréad Ní Ghráda (23 December 1896 – 13 June 1971) was an Irish poet, playwright,"
"outlaw; the theory is supported by a verse (collected in Mayo) which mention's the Queen's pardon"" (perhaps indicating the reign of Queen Anne, 1702–14). A concluding verse, when translated, is as follows: <poem style=""margin-left:2em""> Go and marry her then, 'tis little I care about it Ireland is not empty and I'll get another man I know a man who wouldn't ask a dowry of a penny with me but would take me in my smock, although I'm no pauper. </poem> Dónal Ó Maoláine Dónal Ó Maoláine, aka Eamon Mhagaine, Irish poet and rapparee, fl. 18th century. Ó Maoláine, a naitive"