The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 1
ACT I. Algernon Moncrieff's Flat in Half-Moon Street, W.
ATTO I. Appartamento di Algernon Moncrieff in Half-Moon Street, W.
ACT II. The Garden at the Manor House, Woolton.
ATTO II. Il Giardino della Villa, Woolton.
ACT III. Drawing-Room at the Manor House, Woolton.
ATTO III. Salone della Villa, Woolton.
TIME: The Present.
TEMPO: Il Presente.
LONDON: ST. JAMES'S THEATRE
LONDRA: TEATRO DI ST. JAMES
Lessee and Manager: Mr. George Alexander
Affittuario e Direttore: Sig. George Alexander
February 14th, 1895
14 febbraio 1895
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John Worthing, J.P.: Mr. George Alexander.
John Worthing, J.P.: Sig. George Alexander.
Algernon Moncrieff: Mr. Allen Aynesworth.
Algernon Moncrieff: Sig. Allen Aynesworth.
Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D.: Mr. H. H. Vincent.
Rev. Canonico Chasuble, D.D.: Sig. H. H. Vincent.
Merriman: Mr. Frank Dyall.
Merriman: Sig. Frank Dyall.
Lane: Mr. F. Kinsey Peile.
Lane: Sig. F. Kinsey Peile.
Lady Bracknell: Miss Rose Leclercq.
Lady Bracknell: Signorina Rose Leclercq.
Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax: Miss Irene Vanbrugh.
On. Gwendolen Fairfax: Signorina Irene Vanbrugh.
Cecily Cardew: Miss Evelyn Millard.
Cecily Cardew: Signorina Evelyn Millard.
Miss Prism: Mrs. George Canninge.
Miss Prism: Sig.ra George Canninge.
Vocabulary
- ATTO
- AT-to — Act, a main division of a theatrical play
- I
- i — Roman numeral one; also Italian definite article plural
- Appartamento
- ap-par-ta-MEN-to — Apartment, a residential dwelling unit
- di
- di — Of, from; common Italian preposition
- in
- in — In, at; basic Italian preposition of location
- Il
- il — The; masculine singular definite article in Italian
- Giardino
- jar-DI-no — Garden, an outdoor cultivated green space
- della
- DEL-la — Of the; contraction of preposition di and article la
- Villa
- VIL-la — Villa, a large elegant country or suburban house
- Salone
- sa-LO-ne — Large hall or drawing room in a building
- TEMPO
- TEM-po — Time, period; also pace or tempo in music
- Presente
- pre-ZEN-te — Present, current time; also present tense
- LONDRA
- LON-dra — London, the capital city of England
- TEATRO
- te-A-tro — Theatre, a building for dramatic performances
- DI
- di — Of, from; Italian preposition indicating possession
- Affittuario
- af-fit-tu-A-rio — Lessee or tenant who rents a property
- e
- e — And; basic Italian coordinating conjunction
- Direttore
- di-ret-TO-re — Director, manager of a theatre or organization
- Sig
- sig — Abbreviation of Signore, Italian for Mister
- febbraio
- feb-BRA-io — February, the second month of the year
- Canonico
- ca-NO-ni-co — Canon, a senior clergyman in a cathedral church
- Signorina
- si-nyo-RI-na — Miss, form of address for an unmarried woman
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