Oscar Wilde - Earnest


(4.3 Sterne; 18 Bewertungen)

Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest is a delightful farce filled with rapid-fire wit and eccentric characters. This madcap tale of mistaken identities, secret engagements, and romantic entanglements continues to charm audiences more than a century after its original publication and premiere performance in 1895.

In this story, Cecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax both find themselves in love with the same fictional suitor, Ernest. Jack Worthing has wooed Gwendolen as Ernest, while Algernon has also posed as Ernest to win the heart of Jack's ward, Cecily. When all four characters converge at Jack's country home, chaos ensues as the rivals vie for Ernest's attention, leading to a series of comedic misunderstandings.

Only a senile nursemaid and an old, discarded handbag can save the day!


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

Bewertungen


(5 Sterne)

I had never known this play, other than the title, so to hear it for the first time was quite enjoyable. The parts are well acted (read), and of course, there's little that can be said of why this is a "classic"

Cast list is wrong


Should be John Gielgud - Jack Worthing, Pamela Brown - Gwendolen, Edith Evans - Lady Bracknell, Jean Cadell - Miss Prism, Aubrey Mather - Chasuble, Celia Johnson - Cecily Cardew, Roland Culver - Algernon Moncrieff

hard to hear


(3 Sterne)

The audio quality was really poor. I had to listen with headphones so I could hear it. I did enjoy the story.