Oscar Wilde: The Importance of Being Earnest

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act II (Garden at the Manor House, Woolton): Cecily, Cecily! (Miss Prism, Cecily)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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]

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)