The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 1
ACT I. Algernon Moncrieff's Flat in Half-Moon Street, W.
ACTE I. L'appartement d'Algernon Moncrieff dans Half-Moon Street, W.
ACT II. The Garden at the Manor House, Woolton.
ACTE II. Le jardin du manoir de Woolton.
ACT III. Drawing-Room at the Manor House, Woolton.
ACTE III. Le salon du manoir de Woolton.
TIME: The Present.
ÉPOQUE : Le temps présent.
LONDON: ST. JAMES'S THEATRE
LONDRES : THÉÂTRE ST. JAMES
Lessee and Manager: Mr. George Alexander
Locataire et directeur : M. George Alexander
February 14th, 1895
14 février 1895
John Worthing, J.P.: Mr. George Alexander.
John Worthing, J.P. : M. George Alexander.
Algernon Moncrieff: Mr. Allen Aynesworth.
Algernon Moncrieff : M. Allen Aynesworth.
Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D.: Mr. H. H. Vincent.
Rév. Chanoine Chasuble, D.D. : M. H. H. Vincent.
Merriman: Mr. Frank Dyall.
Merriman : M. Frank Dyall.
Lane: Mr. F. Kinsey Peile.
Lane : M. F. Kinsey Peile.
Lady Bracknell: Miss Rose Leclercq.
Lady Bracknell : Mlle Rose Leclercq.
Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax: Miss Irene Vanbrugh.
L'Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax : Mlle Irene Vanbrugh.
Cecily Cardew: Miss Evelyn Millard.
Cecily Cardew : Mlle Evelyn Millard.
Miss Prism: Mrs. George Canninge.
Miss Prism : Mme George Canninge.
Vocabulary
- ACTE
- akt — Act, a major division of a play
- L'
- l — Contraction of 'le' or 'la' before vowel
- appartement
- a-par-tuh-mɑ̃ — A flat or apartment dwelling
- d'
- d — Contraction of 'de' before a vowel
- dans
- dɑ̃ — In, inside, or within a place
- Le
- luh — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'
- jardin
- zhar-dɛ̃ — A garden or outdoor green space
- du
- dü — Contraction of 'de le' meaning 'of the'
- manoir
- ma-nwar — A manor house or country estate
- de
- duh — Of, from, or belonging to something
- salon
- sa-lɔ̃ — A drawing room or formal sitting room
- ÉPOQUE
- ay-pɔk — An era, period, or age in time
- temps
- tɑ̃ — Time, weather, or tense in grammar
- présent
- pray-zɑ̃ — Present time or current moment
- LONDRES
- lɔ̃-druh — The French name for London, England
- THÉÂTRE
- tay-ah-truh — A theatre or place for dramatic performances
- Locataire
- lo-ka-tair — A tenant who rents a property
- et
- ay — And, connecting two words or ideas
- directeur
- dee-rek-tœr — A director or manager of an organization
- M
- muh-syø — Abbreviation for Monsieur, meaning Mister
- février
- fay-vree-ay — February, the second month of the year
- Rév
- ray-vay-rɑ̃ — Abbreviation for Révérend, a clerical title
- Chanoine
- sha-nwan — A canon, a type of church clergyman
- Chasuble
- sha-zübl — Character name; also a liturgical vestment
- Mlle
- ma-da-mwa-zel — Abbreviation for Mademoiselle, Miss in French
- Mme
- ma-dam — Abbreviation for Madame, Mrs in French
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