LECTURE TOUR

The four main published chronologies of Oscar Wilde’s American lecture tour are shown. None of them agrees completely with any other.  The differences are demonstrated in a checklist format.

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JANUARY 1882
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Mikhail Ellmann Page Beckson OWSOA
Events
Guided Tours in NY
Fest 2002
Fest 2004
Inaugural Celebration
Centenary Events
01 09 New York, NY -  Chickering Hall
“The English Renaissance”
þ þ þ þ þ
01 17 Philadelphia, PA - Horticultural Hall þ þ þ þ þ
01 23 Washington DC - Lincoln Hall þ þ þ þ  
01 25 Baltimore, Maryland- Lincoln Hall þ þ   þ  
01 27 Albany, NY - Music Hall þ þ þ þ  
01 31 Boston, MA - Music Hall þ þ þ þ þ

FEBRUARY 1882
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Mikhail Ellmann Page Beckson OWSOA
02 01 New Haven, CT - Peck’s Opera House þ þ þ þ þ
02 02 Hartford, CT - Opera House þ þ þ þ  
02 03 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Academy of Music
“The English Renaissance”
þ þ þ þ þ
02 06 Utica, NY - City Opera House þ þ þ þ  
02 07 Rochester, NY - Grand Opera House
“The English Renaissance”
þ þ þ þ þ
02 08 Buffalo, NY - Academy of Music þ þ þ þ  
02 11 Chicago, IL - Central Music Hall
“The House Beautiful”
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02 13 Chicago, IL - Central Music Hall
“The Decorative Arts”
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02 13 Chicago, IL - Central Music Hall
“The Decorative Arts”
  þ þ þ þ
02 16 Fort Wayne, IN - Old Academy þ þ   þ  
02 17 Detroit, MI - Detroit Music Hall þ þ þ þ  
02 18 Cleveland, OH - Case Hall þ þ þ þ  
02 20 Columbus, OH   þ þ    
02 21 Louisville, KY- Masonic Temple
“The English Renaissance” (Beckson)
þ þ þ þ  
02 22 Indianapolis, IN- English’s Opera House
“The Decorative Arts” (Beckson)
  þ þ þ  
02


02

23


24

Cincinnati, OH - Grand Opera House

Cincinnati, OH - Grand Opera House

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02 25 St Louis, MO - Mercantile Library Hall   þ þ þ  
02 27 Springfield, IL - Opera House   þ þ þ  

MARCH 1882
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Mikhail Ellmann Page Beckson OWSOA
03 01 Dubuque, IO - Opera House   þ þ þ  
03 02 Rockford, IL   þ þ þ  
Rockford, IL- Opera House þ        
03 03 Aurora, IL   þ þ þ  
03 04 Racine, WI þ þ þ þ þ
03 05 Milwaukee, WI - Grand Opera House þ þ þ þ  
03 06 Joliet, IL   þ þ þ  
03 07 Jacksonville, IL   þ þ þ  
03 08 Decatur, IL - Opera House
"Art Decoration"
  þ þ þ þ
03 09 Peoria, IL   þ þ þ  
03 10 Bloomington, IL   þ þ þ  
03 11 Chicago, IL - Central Music Hall
“Interior and Exterior Decoration of Houses
þ þ þ þ  
03 15 Minneapolis, MN - Academy of Music
“The English Renaissance” (Beckson)
  þ þ þ  
03 16 St Paul, MN - Opera House þ þ þ þ  
03 17 St Paul, MN - Opera House
St. Patrick’s Day speech
  þ þ    
03 20 Sioux City, IO - Academy of Music   þ þ þ  
03 21 Omaha, NE - Boyd’s Opera House
“The Decorative Arts” (Beckson)
  þ þ þ  
Omaha, NE - Social Art Club þ        
03 27 San Francisco, CA - Platt’s Hall
“The English Renaissance”
þ þ þ þ þ
03 28 Oakland, CA - Armory Hall       þ  
Oakland, CA - Oakland Light Cavalry Armory   þ þ    
03 29 San Francisco, CA - Platt’s Hall
“The Decorative Arts”
þ þ þ þ þ
03 30 Oakland, CA - Armory Hall       þ  
San José, CA þ þ þ    
03 31

Sacramento, CA- Congregational Church

þ þ þ þ  

APRIL 1882
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Mikhail Ellmann Page Beckson OWSOA
04 01

Sacramento, CA- Platt’s Hall
“The House Beautiful” (Beckson)

þ þ þ þ  
04 03

San José,, CA- California Theatre
“The English Renaissance” (Beckson)

      þ  
San José,, CA- California Hall
“The English Renaissance” (Beckson)
  þ þ    
04 04

Stockton, CA- Mozart Hall
“The House Beautiful” (Beckson)

  þ þ þ  
04 05

San Francisco, CA- Platt’s Hall
“Irish Poets and Poetry of the Nineteenth Century”  (Beckson)

þ þ þ þ  
04 08

Sacramento, CA
“The House Beautiful” (Beckson)

      þ  
04 10

Leavenworth, KS - Leavenworth Opera House

  þ þ    
04 11

Salt Lake City, UT- Salt Lake Theatre
“The Decorative Arts”
(Beckson)

þ þ þ þ  
04 11

Denver, CO - Opera House

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04 13

Leadville, CO - Tabor Opera House

 

þ þ þ þ  
04 14

Colorado Springs, CO - Opera House
"Art Decoration"

þ þ þ þ þ
04 15

Denver, CO - Opera House
“Interior and Exterior House Decoration” (Beckson)

þ þ þ þ  
04 17

Kansas City, MO - Coates Opera House

þ þ þ þ þ
04 18

St Joseph, MO - Tootle’s Opera House
“The Decorative Arts” (Beckson)

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04 19

Leavenworth, KS - New Opera House

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04 20

Topeka, KS - Crawford’s Opera House

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Topeka, KS - Opera House

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Topeka, KS

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04 21

Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall

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Lawrence, KS

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04 22

Atchison, KS - Corinthian Hall

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04 24

Lincoln, NE - State University (students)

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04 24

Lincoln, NE - Old City Hall

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04 25

Fremont, IO

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04 26

Des Moines, IO

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04 26

Iowa City, , IO - Opera House (B, M)

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Iowa City, , IO

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04 28

Cedar Rapids, IO

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04 29

Rock Island, IL

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Rock Island, IO   þ þ    

MAY 1882
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Mikhail Ellmann Page Beckson OWSOA
05 02

Dayton, OH
“Decorative Art”

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05 03

Columbus, OH - Comstock Opera House

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05 04

Harrisburg, PA

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05 08

Freehold, NJ

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05 09

Newark, NJ

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05 10

Philadelphia, PA - Horticultural Hall
House Decoration” (truncated version of “The Decorative Arts” (Beckson)

      þ  
05 c.10 Philadelphia, PA - Association Hall
"The Practical Application of the Principles of the Aesthetic Theory to the Exterior and Interior House Decoration, with Observations Upon Dress and Personal Ornament"
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05 11

New York, NY- Wallack’s Theatre
“Decorative Art in America”

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05 12

Brooklyn, NY- Lee Avenue Baptist Church

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Williamsburg, VA - Lee Avenue Baptist Church

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05 13

Ottawa, Ontario

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