The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 1
ACT I. Algernon Moncrieff's Flat in Half-Moon Street, W.
ERSTER AKT. Algernon Moncrieffs Wohnung in der Half-Moon Street, W.
ACT II. The Garden at the Manor House, Woolton.
ZWEITER AKT. Der Garten des Herrenhauses, Woolton.
ACT III. Drawing-Room at the Manor House, Woolton.
DRITTER AKT. Der Salon im Herrenhaus, Woolton.
TIME: The Present.
ZEIT: Die Gegenwart.
LONDON: ST. JAMES'S THEATRE
LONDON: ST. JAMES'S THEATRE
Lessee and Manager: Mr. George Alexander
Pächter und Direktor: Herr George Alexander
February 14th, 1895
14. Februar 1895
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John Worthing, J.P.: Mr. George Alexander.
John Worthing, J.P.: Herr George Alexander.
Algernon Moncrieff: Mr. Allen Aynesworth.
Algernon Moncrieff: Herr Allen Aynesworth.
Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D.: Mr. H. H. Vincent.
Hochwürden Kanonikus Chasuble, D.D.: Herr H. H. Vincent.
Merriman: Mr. Frank Dyall.
Merriman: Herr Frank Dyall.
Lane: Mr. F. Kinsey Peile.
Lane: Herr F. Kinsey Peile.
Lady Bracknell: Miss Rose Leclercq.
Lady Bracknell: Fräulein Rose Leclercq.
Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax: Miss Irene Vanbrugh.
Die Ehrenhafte Gwendolen Fairfax: Fräulein Irene Vanbrugh.
Cecily Cardew: Miss Evelyn Millard.
Cecily Cardew: Fräulein Evelyn Millard.
Miss Prism: Mrs. George Canninge.
Fräulein Prism: Frau George Canninge.
Vocabulary
- ERSTER
- First; ordinal number indicating the first position
- AKT
- Act; a major division of a play or drama
- Wohnung
- Apartment or dwelling; a place where someone lives
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or inclusion
- der
- The; definite article for masculine or genitive nouns
- ZWEITER
- Second; ordinal number indicating the second position
- Der
- The; definite article for masculine nominative nouns
- Garten
- Garden; an outdoor area with plants or grass
- des
- Of the; genitive definite article for masculine nouns
- Herrenhauses
- Of the manor house; genitive form of Herrenhaus
- DRITTER
- Third; ordinal number indicating the third position
- Salon
- Drawing room or salon; an elegant reception room
- im
- In the; contraction of 'in dem', dative masculine
- Herrenhaus
- Manor house; a large, stately country residence
- ZEIT
- Time; the general concept or a specific period
- Die
- The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns
- Gegenwart
- Present time; the current era or moment
- Pächter
- Lessee or tenant; one who leases property or land
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction linking words or phrases
- Direktor
- Director or manager; head of an organization or theater
- Herr
- Mr. or gentleman; polite address for a man
- Februar
- February; the second month of the year
- Hochwürden
- Reverend; honorific title for a Christian clergyman
- Kanonikus
- Canon; a senior member of a cathedral chapter
- Lady
- Lady; a title for a noblewoman or aristocratic woman
- Fräulein
- Miss; polite address for an unmarried young woman
- Ehrenhafte
- Honorable; adjective describing someone worthy of respect
- Frau
- Mrs. or woman; polite address for a married woman
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