Carson seemed to prosecute him for stepping out with boys who were not of his class. What comes across in "The Fall of the House of Wilde" was Oscar’s naiveté. Carson skillfully demonstrated Wilde’s appetite for young men and when Oscar withdrew his court claim, charges were brought against him and a warrant was signed by H.H. ” Oscar, encouraged by the spoiled Douglas, sued for libel which put him face-to-face with Carson in court. It was later discovered-purportedly-that the federal agents’ phones were bugged by the mob.Oscar, at the height of his fame, had an affair with Lord Alfred Douglas which caused Douglas’ father, Lord Queensberry, to accuse Wilde of “posing as somdomite. Irony: In 1919, following the Volstead Act, the building became Prohibition Enforcement Headquarters. Have a drink with Oscar, at Oscar Wilde’s in New York City. Oscar Wilde is located at 45 West 27th Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue. New to us was broccomole-a relatively new creation you can find online, but we’d not previously seen on a menu.īroccoli is puréed into guacamole, served with taro chips: a great marriage of ingredients. We tried just a few items each was excellent. Broccomole: broccoli purée mixed with guacamole. ![]() Specialty cocktail menus include both Victorian and Prohibition favorites. Have a drink with Oscar: a great selfie opportunity (all photos courtesy Oscar Wilde restaurant). Oscar Wilde’s food menu does feature traditional dishes such as cottage pie, striped bass, moules frites and Skellig cheddar from Ireland (on a grilled cheese sandwich).īut patrons are more likely to order contemporary items that Wilde never envisioned: While you may have stumbled back into Victorian England visually, don’t expect a corresponding bill of fare. The Victorian-style wallpaper was handmade in Mexico, some hand-carved marble is from Vietnam.Īn Irish Writers Wall pays homage to the other greats: Beckett, Joyce, Shaw, Yeats, etc. Others come from points around the globe. The eclectic furnishings look like they may have been a part of Wilde’s milieu-and many could have been, gathered throughout the U.K. ![]() They cover almost every inch of wall space. One expects to see a motion picture or period televisions series in production.Īn almost incalculable number of artifacts have been gathered-clocks, marble mantles, fireplaces, carved columns, candelabra, chandeliers, lamps, statuary, paintings, prints, newspaper holders, painted/stained glass, objects d’art. It is beautiful piece of modern sculpture, but not an image of Wilde (and now, it’s surrounded by a glass wall to keep people from further defacing the monument with lipstick kisses).īut back to the gastropub Oscar Wilde: The interior is a showplace. ![]() These bronze Oscars are even better photo ops than Real Oscar’s tombstone, a popular destination in Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris. There are two photo ops with Oscar: one inside with a standing bronze (photo #1), the other outside, seated on a bench (photo #4). If you don’t foresee a trip to Dublin to see the stunning Oscar Wilde Memorial Sculpture in Merrion Square in Dublin, then Oscar Wilde restaurant in New York City is an opportunity to capture yourself with bronze Oscar Wildes. The venue should become a tourist destination for literati. The restaurant celebrates the acclaimed Irish writer (1854-1900). There’s a cocktail and spirits list almost as long-such that if we lived or worked in the neighborhood, we’d be tempted to head to the bar every day after work and work through the list. Oscar Wilde, the gastropub, has the longest continuous bar in New York City, at 118.5 feet.
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