[Disc 1]
1. 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) - Anonymous, Gerald Moore / 2. 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 - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 3. 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) - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 4. 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) - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 5. 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 - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 6. 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) - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 7. 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 Bra - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 8. 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) - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 9. 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) - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 10. 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 tu - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 11. 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) - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud [Disc 2] 1. 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) - Anonymous, Gerald Moore / 2. The Importance of Being Earnest - A trivial play for serious people, Act II (Garden at the Manor House, Woolton): Cecily, Cecily! (Miss Prism, Cecily) - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 3. 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) - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 4. 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) - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 5. 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) - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 6. 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) - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 7. 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, Alge - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 8. 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) - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 9. 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) - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 10. 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) - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 11. 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) - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 12. 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) - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 13. 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) - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 14. 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) - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 15. 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) - Anonymous, Gerald Moore / 16. 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, - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 17. 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, Cec - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 18. 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, Cecil - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 19. 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) - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 20. 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 Bracknel - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud / 21. 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, - Dame Edith Evans, John Gielgud |