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English → De THE SCENES OF THE PLAY Level 7/10

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

* * * * *

* * * * *

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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