On Guy Fawkes Day 1892 Oscar Wilde goes to a performance of his controversial, banned play 'Salome'. The 'theatre' is a brothel and the performers are prostitutes.
Oscar Wilde goes to a performance of his controversial, banned play 'Salome,' on Guy Fawkes Day 1892. A bordello's the theatre and the performers are prostitutes; Wilde's lover Lord Alfred (Bosie) Douglas is John the Baptist. Wilde's interactions with some of the cast soon ignite Bosie's jealousy.—grantss
On Guy Fawkes Day 1892, Oscar Wilde arrives at a high-class bordello where a surprise awaits; a staging of his play Salome, with the roles performed by prostitutes, Wilde's host, his lover Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie), and Lady Alice. Before the night's over, Wilde's offstage action provokes Bosie's jealousy.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>