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1、TheImportanceofBeingEarnestATrivialComedyforSeriousPeopleTheImportanceofBeingEarnestATrivialComedyforSeriousPeople1TheImportanceofBeingEarnestATrivialComedyforSeriousPeopleTHEPERSONSINTHEPLAYJohnWorthing,J.P.AlgernonMoncrieffRev.CanonChasuble,D.D.Merriman,ButlerLane,M
2、anservantLadyBracknellHon.GwendolenFairfaxCecilyCardewMissPrism,GovernessTHESCENESOFTHEPLAYACTI.AlgernonMoncrieff'sFlatinHalf-MoonStreet,W.ACTII.TheGardenattheManorHouse,Woolton.ACTIII.Drawing-RoomattheManorHouse,Woolton.TIME:ThePresent.LONDON:ST.JAMES'STHEATRELesseea
3、ndManager:Mr.GeorgeAlexanderFebruary14th,1895JohnWorthing,J.P.:Mr.GeorgeAlexanderAlgernonMoncrieff:Mr.AllenAynesworth.Rev.CanonChasuble,D.D.:Mr.H.H.Vincent.Merriman:Mr.FrankDyallLane:Mr.F.KinseyPeile.LadyBracknell:MissRoseLeclercq.Hon.GwendolenFairfax:MissIreneVanbrug
4、h.CecilyCardew:MissEvelynMillard.MissPrism:Mrs.GeorgeCanninge.2TheImportanceofBeingEarnestATrivialComedyforSeriousPeopleFIRSTACTSCENEMorning-roominAlgernon'sflatinHalf-MoonStreet.Theroomisluxuriouslyandartisticallyfurnished.Thesoundofapianoisheardintheadjoiningroom.[L
5、ANEisarrangingafternoonteaonthetable,andafterthemusichasceased,ALGERNONenters.]ALGERNON.DidyouhearwhatIwasplaying,Lane?LANE.Ididn'tthinkitpolitetolisten,sir.ALGERNON.I'msorryforthat,foryoursake.Idon'tplayaccurately-anyonecanplayaccurately-butIplaywithwonderfulexpressi
6、on.Asfarasthepianoisconcerned,sentimentismyforte.IkeepscienceforLife.LANE.Yes,sir.ALGERNON.And,speakingofthescienceofLife,haveyougotthecucumbersandwichescutforLadyBracknell?LANE.Yes,sir.[Handsthemonasalver.]ALGERNON.[Inspectsthem,takestwo,andsitsdownonthesofa.]Oh!...b
7、ytheway,Lane,IseefromyourbookthatonThursdaynight,whenLordShoremanandMr.Worthingwerediningwithme,eightbottlesofchampagneareenteredashavingbeenconsumed.LANE.Yes,sir;eightbottlesandapint.ALGERNON.Whyisitthatatabachelor'sestablishmenttheservantsinvariablydrinkthechampagne
8、?Iaskmerelyforinformation.LANE.Iattributeittothesuperiorqualityofthewine,sir.Ihaveoftenobservedthatinmarriedhouseholdsthecha
