The Daily Colonist - Sunday, April 7, 1895
This report was originally published in English. Machine translations may be available in other languages.
No matter what may be the outcome of the Wilde case, whether ho goes free or is sent to serve a term, the death knell of Wildeism has been rung. The prurient plays of Wilde and the cognate productions, "The Second Mrs. Tanquery" and "The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith," are doomed, and there is a strong reaction towards a healthier treatment of stage representations, while the current decadent literateur will get a setback.
No matter what may be the outcome of the case, whether Wilde goes free or is sent to prison, the death knell of Wildeism has been rung and the corpse is prepared for burial. The prurient plays of Wilde and the cognate productions, "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," and "The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith," which are now called "Dinerotic," are doomed, and there is a strong reaction towards a healthier treatment of stage representations, while the current decadent literature will also get a setback.
One thing is certain, however, that no matter what may be the outcome of the case, whether Wilde goes free or is sent to prison, the death-knell of Wildeism has been rung and the corpse is prepared for burial. The prurient plays of Wilde and the cognate productions, "The Second Ms. Tanqueray" and "The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith," which are now called "Pinerotic," are doomed and there is a strong reaction toward a healthier treatment of stage representation, while the current decadent literature will also get a setback.