The Lord Chamberlain refuses an English-stage Salomé; Wilde’s share is as the banned author, not as censor
In 1892 the Lord Chamberlain’s office refused Salomé for the English stage. His contribution is as author of the banned script, not as censor. In the causal graph this event strengthens Digital Learning Access, a driver that weakens Learning Poverty Rate (low- and middle-income countries) — an improving welfare path.
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In 1892 the Lord Chamberlain’s office refused Salomé for the English stage. His contribution is as author of the banned script, not as censor.
Context
Oscar Wilde’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.
The examiner of plays refused the English performance. Wilde wrote the play; he did not sign the refusal. Stored as a state instrument under his heading, with small responsibility.
Why it matters
A refused premiere is an education-and-arts access cost inflicted by the office, not by his pen as a law.
The French 1893 book is a different instrument.
Who was responsible
Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.
Oscar Wilde
PersonDirect responsibility
responsibility level 0.15 · verified
What changed
Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.
- FactThe Lord Chamberlain refuses an English-stage Salomé; Wilde’s share is as the banned author, not as censor
- strengthensDriverDigital Learning Access
- weakensIndicators (3)Learning Poverty Rate (low- and middle-income countries)
impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 1 June 1892 · verified
A refused premiere is an education-and-arts access cost inflicted by the office, not by his pen as a law.
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.2 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.4)
Observed
70% of 10-year-olds · 70 above the normal line (2022)
Worse than normalTwo readings: 57% of 10-year-olds (2019) and 70% of 10-year-olds (2022).
20192022 Above normal = worse
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.17 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.35)
Observed
472 PISA score points · 28 below the normal line (2022)
Worse than normal7 readings, 2003–2022: fell from 499 PISA score points to 472 PISA score points.
Above normal = better
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.15 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.3)
Observed
11% of primary-school-age children · 11 above the normal line (2023)
Worse than normalAbove normal = worse
Evidence
The sources behind this fact and its verification state.
- 1.Britannica — Oscar WildeEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
- 2.British LibraryBritish Library · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish
British Library theatre-censorship context and Britannica independently date the refusal of the English production.
Established: 1892 English-stage refusal. Not established: that he drafted the examiner’s minute.
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- ActorOscar Wilde
- contributed toFactThe Lord Chamberlain refuses an English-stage Salomé; Wilde’s share is as the banned author, not as censor
- strengthensDriverDigital Learning Access
- weakensIndicatorLearning Poverty Rate (low- and middle-income countries)
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Factrail. (2026). The Lord Chamberlain refuses an English-stage Salomé; Wilde’s share is as the banned author, not as censor. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/wil-salome-english-ban-1892
https://factrail.ai/facts/wil-salome-english-ban-1892
Accessed 15 October 2026.
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