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Oscar Wilde, Vivien Leigh, and Laurence Olivier black plaque
Oscar Wilde · Wit
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“St James's Theatre On this site stood the St James's Theatre, demolished in 1957 despite an epic campaign of protest led by Vivien Leigh and Sir Laurence Olivier. George Alexander, manager from 1890 - 1918, staged both Oscar Wilde's "Lady Windermere's Fan" and "The Importance of Being Earnest" for the first time. A joint venture by the City of Westminster and the Society of West End Theatre”
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1854-1900
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23-24 King Street
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Society of West End Theatre, City of Westminster
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Oscar Wilde
wit, dramatist, writer, playwright, poet, self-styled leader of the aesthetic movement, son of Jane Wilde, son of William Wilde, and friend of Alfred Douglas · (1854-1900)
Vivien Leigh
actor · (1913-1967)
Laurence Olivier
actor, Baron Olivier, Order of Merit recipient, and Knight Bachelor · (1907-1989)
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