importance

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“The Importance of Being Ernest” and “Alice’s Adventures Underground,” in 2011 and 2016 respectively, proved each funnier and more outrageous musical spectacle than the last.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The star will appear in the National Theatre's production of The Importance of Being Earnest when it transfers to the West End in September.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

Importance: Do you have people who take a real interest in your well-being?

From Scientific American • Oct. 6, 2022

The Importance of Being Earnest: “To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune,” Lady Bracknell intones, “but to lose both and also your Uncle Ben in an unrelated incident looks like carelessness.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022

On Wednesday evenings twice a month she attended a meeting of her book circle, five other women who enjoyed discussing Benito Cereno, Flowers of Evil, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Jane Eyre.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson