This final play from the pen of Oscar Wilde is a stylish send-up of Victorian courtship and manners, complete with assumed names, mistaken lovers, and a lost handbag. Jack and Algernon are best friends, both wooing ladies who think their names are Ernest, "that name which inspires absolute confidence". Wilde's effervescent wit, scathing social satire, and high farce make this one of the most cherished plays in the English language.
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The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
Length: 1:58 h
Published: 11-12-09
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Oscar Wilde: The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
Length: 1:44 h
Published: 2006-09-18
Tracks:
00:24 The Importance of Being Earnest - Introductions to each act [discarded from original recording]: Introduction to Act I (music: Study in F sharp Op. 2 No. 6) 01:51 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act I (Algernon Moncrieff's flat in Half-Moon Street, London W): [Schubert: Moment musical No. 3 in F minor]...Did you hear what I was playing, Lane? (Algernon, Lane) 05:29 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act I (Algernon Moncrieff's flat in Half-Moon Street, London W): How are you, my dear Ernest? (Algernon, Jack, Lane) 04:08 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act I (Algernon Moncrieff's flat in Half-Moon Street, London W): Old Mr Thomas Cardew, who adopted me (Jack, Algernon, Lane) 04:51 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act I (Algernon Moncrieff's flat in Half-Moon Street, London W): Good afternoon, dear Algernon (Lady Bracknell, Algernon, Gwendolen, Jack, Lane) 03:59 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act I (Algernon Moncrieff's flat in Half-Moon Street, London W): Charming day it has been, Miss Fairfax (Jack, Gwendolen) 01:09 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act I (Algernon Moncrieff's flat in Half-Moon Street, London W): Mr Worthing! Rise, sir, from this semi-recumbent posture (Lady Bracknell, Gwendolen) 03:09 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act I (Algernon Moncrieff's flat in Half-Moon Street, London W): You can take a seat, Mr Worthing (Lady Bracknell, Jack) 04:09 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act I (Algernon Moncrieff's flat in Half-Moon Street, London W): Now to minor matters (Lady Bracknell, Jack) 03:28 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act I (Algernon Moncrieff's flat in Half-Moon Street, London W): [Mendelssohn: Wedding March]...Oh, do stop playing that ghastly tune, Algy! (Jack, Algernon, Lane) 02:41 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act I (Algernon Moncrieff's flat in Half-Moon Street, London W): Gwendolen, upon my word! (Algernon, Gwendolen, Jack, Lane) 00:45 The Importance of Being Earnest - Introductions to each act [discarded from original recording]: Introduction to Act II (music: Song without Words in A flat 'Duetto' Op. 38 No. 6) 03:21 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act II (Garden at the Manor House, Woolton): Cecily, Cecily! (Miss Prism, Cecily) 01:58 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act II (Garden at the Manor House, Woolton): Dr Chasuble! This is indeed a pleasure (Miss Prism, Chasuble, Cecily) 04:09 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act II (Garden at the Manor House, Woolton): Mr Ernest Worthing has just driven over from the station (Merriman, Cecily, Algernon) 01:21 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act II (Garden at the Manor House, Woolton): You are too much alone, dear Dr Chasuble (Miss Prism, Chasuble) 04:22 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act II (Garden at the Manor House, Woolton): Mr Worthing! (Chasuble, Miss Prism, Jack) 02:19 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act II (Garden at the Manor House, Woolton): Uncle Jack! Oh, I am pleased to see you back (Cecily, Miss Prism, Chasuble, Jack, Algernon) 02:10 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act II (Garden at the Manor House, Woolton): You young scoundrel, Algy (Jack, Merriman, Algernon) 02:10 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act II (Garden at the Manor House, Woolton): Oh, I merely came back to water the roses (Cecily, Algernon, Merriman) 04:41 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act II (Garden at the Manor House, Woolton): Uncle Jack would be very much annoyed (Cecily, Algernon) 06:25 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act II (Garden at the Manor House, Woolton): A Miss Fairfax has just called to see Mr Worthing (Merriman, Cecily, Gwendolen) 02:03 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act II (Garden at the Manor House, Woolton): Shall I lay tea here as usual, Miss? (Merriman, Cecily, Gwendolen) 02:39 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act II (Garden at the Manor House, Woolton): Ernest! My own Ernest! (Gwendolen, Jack, Cecily, Algernon) 04:49 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act II (Garden at the Manor House, Woolton): This ghastly state of things is what you call Bunburying, I suppose? (Jack, Algernon) 00:30 The Importance of Being Earnest - Introductions to each act [discarded from original recording]: Introduction to Act III (music: Waltz in G flat Op. 70 No. 1) [middle section] 02:45 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act III (Morning-room at the Manor House, Woolton): The fact that they did not follow us at once into the house (Gwendolen, Cecily, Algernon, Jack, Merriman) 05:42 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act III (Morning-room at the Manor House, Woolton): Gwendolen! What does this mean? (Lady Bracknell, Gwendolen, Jack, Algernon, Cecily) 06:37 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act III (Morning-room at the Manor House, Woolton): Pretty child! your dress is sadly simple (Lady Bracknell, Jack, Algernon, Cecily) 02:04 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act III (Morning-room at the Manor House, Woolton): Everything is quite ready for the christenings (Chasuble, Lady Bracknell, Jack) 03:09 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act III (Morning-room at the Manor House, Woolton): I was told you expected me in the vestry, dear Canon (Miss Prism, Lady Bracknell, Jack, Gwendolen, Chasuble, Cecily) 05:16 The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act III (Morning-room at the Manor House, Woolton): Is this the hand-bag, Miss Prism? (Jack, Miss Prism, Lady Bracknell, Algernon, Gwendolen, Cecily, Chasuble)
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The Importance Of Being Earnest
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Published: 2007-11-30
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