The play was first staged at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, 19 April 1893.
Lord Illingworth Mr Tree Sir John Pontefract Mr Holman Clark Lord Alfred Rufford Mr Lawford Mr Kelvil, MP Mr Allan The Ven. James Daubeny,
DD (Rector of Wrockley)Mr Kemble Gerald Arbuthnot Mr Fred Terry Farquhar (Butler) Mr Hay Francis (Footman) Mr Montagu Lady Hunstanton Miss Rose Leclercq Lady Caroline Pontefract Miss Le Thière Lady Stutfield Miss Horlock Mrs Allonby Mrs Tree Hester Worsley Miss Julia Neilson Alice (Maid) Miss Kelly Mrs Arbuthnot Mrs Bernard Beere