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Earnest becomes a public comedy in the West End repertory

From 14 February 1895 Earnest was a public West End comedy. In the causal graph this event strengthens Social Cohesion, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.

Sources: [1][2]

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From 14 February 1895 Earnest was a public West End comedy. This Fact stores that shared-laughter access, split from the Bunbury identity-file row.

Context

One premiere, two signs. The run ended with the scandal; the text remained.

Oscar Wilde’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Why it matters

A shared comedy is a cohesion path, not a census.

Cohesion is not the 18 March writ.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Oscar Wilde

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.55 · verified

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactEarnest becomes a public comedy in the West End repertory
    2. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
    3. strengthensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Improving path

    impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 15 February 1895 · verified

    A shared comedy is a cohesion path, not a census.

    • Having a say in government

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Britannica — Oscar WildeEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.The Importance of Being Earnest — public-domain EnglishProject Gutenberg · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Gutenberg Earnest and Britannica independently document the public comedy.

Established: 1895 public premiere. Not established: a unique belonging survey.

Contribution type is direct.

Later museums, UNESCO listings, Loeb reprints, and 2024–2025 COP or NATO rows are not this event. Responsibility 0.55 and influence 0.55 bound the path; they are not a personality score. If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here. Readers should open both named URLs.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorOscar Wilde
  2. contributed toFactEarnest becomes a public comedy in the West End repertory
  3. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). Earnest becomes a public comedy in the West End repertory. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/wil-earnest-access-1895

https://factrail.ai/facts/wil-earnest-access-1895

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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