As a play this resuscitation a forty-year-old story of an artist’s downfall is too formless and wordy, and Leslie and Sewell Stokes have shown too little sense of the art of building-up a scene to a climax and a series of episodes to a drama, though they have treated their subject with honest avoidance of sensationalism. But as a vehicle for the right actor it is a wonderful opportunity, and in this revival Francis L. Sullivan dominates the stage with an air of rich and native flamboyance, while giving, as well as the extravagant personality, the intellect and sensitivity of the artist of quality.
Charles Mortimer played the part of the Solicitor General, in "Oscar Wilde", at the Arts Theatre, London, on 25 October, 1938. This was an unlicensed play, therefore, considered a private play.