Rose, KingstonArthur Wing Pinero's 1893 play was a late-Victorian theatrical landmark, so it's good to see it given one of its increasingly rare outings. In the end, this piece of Anglicised psuedo-Ibsen suffers from melodramatic contrivance, but Pinero's basic point about sexual double standards still resonates.The situation is clear enough. Paula, politely known as "a woman with a past", marries a widowed clubman, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:11PM on October 11, 2012