New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-27
osclR WILDE THOROUGHLY EXHAUSTED.
s1-rFFRING FROM NERVOUS PROsTRAIToN-To GO
TO AUSTRALIA n JANUARY.

s1-FFFRING FROM NERVOUS PROsTRAIION-Io GO
TO AUSTRALIA N JANUARY.
Oscar Wilde is living in furnished rooms at pres
emf N West Eleventn-st. Hetds not delivered any
lectures recently, and though he may Occa OnaIIy
amman mon the platform again IN thls country he
docs NOT contemplate giving any further serious al
tautiOu to the lecture business for the Oeneht and
aesthetic cnhghtuent of Americans. Since his re-
tn from he professional tour of the watering places
IN ne simmer, he has been living the Ire o. man
about town Ihr ugh the KIND ofnces OF sam W ara
and other friends, he obtained VISITORS caro- 10 the
Manhattan Club, and has been ior some time ire
nuenf caller there lie It'll goes INTO society, al
fbouqb il Is not exactly the same social circle as
that which took him mp on his arrival here. de
does at wel-kuOwn restaurants abOut1 O'Clock
every evening and is a prominent hGure az the
theatres on first nights Be- comesout into the Libby
between the acts, Ike very cQininolplace young
mon lights a very small cigarette, and, throwing
himself into the attitude which p OmlLent pnO-
tOgrapher on the payment o. a SATISFACTORY sum OF
nancy wa lowed TO produce Tor thc benefit Of
The people at large, he furnishes novel and alto
Jrth,r harmless diversion 10 the LOBBY Ioungers.
1i!er the play and PROBABLY an incidental @Sth TIC
1rnuy over some dreadful cOmblna IoA
Of colors in the scenery, he lndulyes
IN q little supper and an accompanying c0gltatOn
over 4 few critical paragraphs intended I0r Punll-
cation In fact. il will be seen thar Dir. Wide has
becn leading q very speedy existence and he now
dc, arcs that - he Is thoroughly exhausted, you
know and-ah-sufiering from severe nervous
prostratIon." lie believes that he mas tour doctors
In the meantime many persons nave expressed
fear that Mr. Wilde Intended stay ing here. An
FnrI1sh paper printed report that he intended
marrying an Amerlc can heircss There have been
rumors of his starting society Journal III New
Yo.k The story has been circulated that his name
mad been posted for erection at the Manhattan
Club and il has been widely asserted that he IN
tended producing his play Vera, the Nlhliist," IN
a very short time. Ii seemed, indeed, that The lite
of the poet would for long while be bound up
with the life of the metropolis.
4 TRIBUNE reporter who called at the
house in West Eleventh-st. was shown
into Mr.. Wildes sttlng-room 1t IS
commonplace room, with the paper portions of
three japanese parasols blown against one OF the
vail 10 denote presence not III harmony with the
remainder of he surroundings. Nh Wilde presently
saunrerad in There was a look of utter WEAKNESS
ON M long smooth face lie threw back his hair
in a manner that was both painful and poetic and
sank slowly gracefully, but with an appearance OF
unutterabe fatigue, INTO an armchair.
Haye YOU made any arrangements TO produce
'o"WI hS do you askio said Nj Wilde opening his
eyes, ..,..o.us
Mr.. Wilde closed his eyes and yielded himself up
to thougat If no rcnutat,oop he presently be-
gan, small paragraphs are doubtless an ad'an-
fage But really, | 90 not care for them"
But the production of your play might DO mat
ter OF q big paragraph"
Mr.. Wilde closed his eyes again.
well, have made no arrangements as yet
Are you gong TO stay in tins countryT
"NO :; | gong To Australia. as soon as get
thoroughly rested am tired out, now, really
Mr. Wide here passed his hand across ms brow,
and his eyes again denoted that life for him was
full of fatigue and disappointment.
Il am waiting TO go TO Australia because cannot
find anyone 10 80 WIN. L shhll proDapS SVaJ H0A0
until January" m
And how about Japanp
Japan will keep. shall doubtless go there be-
fore am through"