By Alec Kerr, Special to The Conway Daily Sun
CONWAY — Author and playwright Oscar Wilde was known for his wit, and M&D Playhouse’s production of Wilde’s “Importance of the Being Earnest” proves that 130 years later, his witticisms remain as sharp as ever.
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