An ideal husband E-Book

Oscar Wilde

• Herausgeber: Youcanprint
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Beschreibung

An ideal husband is an Oscar Wilde's 1895 drama that revolves around blackmail and political corruption and touches the themes of public and private honor. The action is set in London, in ""the present"", and takes place over the course of twenty-four hours and it revolves around the lives of two men, successful political figure Sir Robert Chiltern and his friend, the utterly charming Lord Arthur Goring. Chiltern's life is perfect thanks to the presence of the loving and brilliant wife Gerturde and the support of her half-sister Mabel. Goring's life is to relax, flirt with Mabel and avoid the request of his father who would like him to marry. The world of these men is upset by the arrival of an old acquaintance, Mrs. Laura Cheveley. Chiltern could lose everything, including Gertrude. It is up to his wife and Goring to face this dilemma, but he may risk Goring's chances of finally conquering Mabel. While the comments and lies begin to fly, it is revealed that the man who considers himself perfect is imperfect, the man with all the faults must do something right, and the question remains: what makes an ideal husband?

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

The Persons of The Play

The Scenes of the Play

Theatre Royal, Haymarket

First Act

Second Act

Third Act

Fourth Act

AN IDEAL HUSBAND

by

OSCAR WILDE

First digital edition 2018 by Maria Ruggieri

The Persons of The Play

The Earl of Caversham, K.G.

VISCOUNT GORING, his Son

SIR ROBERT CHILTERN, Bart., Under–Secretary for Foreign Affairs

VICOMTE DE NANJAC, Attaché at the French Embassy in London

Mr. MONTFORD

MASON, Butler to Sir Robert Chiltern

PHIPPS, Lord Goring’s Servant

JAMES}

HAROLD} Footmen

LADY CHILTERN

LADY MARKBY

THE COUNTESS OF BASILDON

MRS. MARCHMONT

MISS MABEL CHILTERN, Sir Robert Chiltern’s Sister

MRS. CHEVELEY

The Scenes of the Play

ACT I. The Octagon Room in Sir Robert Chiltern’s House in Grosvenor Square.

ACT II. Morning - room in Sir Robert Chiltern’s House.

ACT III. The Library of Lord Goring’s House in Curzon Street.

ACT IV. Same as Act II.

TIME: The Present

PLACE: London.

The action of the play is completed within twenty - four hours.

Theatre Royal, Haymarket

Sole Lessee: Mr. Herbert Beerbohm Tree

Managers: Mr. Lewis Waller and Mr. H. H. Morell

January 3rd, 1895

THE EARL OF CAVERSHAM Mr. Alfred Bishop.

VISCOUNT GORING Mr. Charles H. Hawtrey.

SIR ROBERT CHILTERN Mr. Lewis Waller.

VICOMTE DE NANJAC Mr. Cosmo Stuart.

MR. MONTFORD Mr. Harry Stanford.

PHIPPS Mr. C. H. Brookfield.

MASON Mr. H. Deane.

JAMES Mr. Charles Meyrick.

HAROLD Mr. Goodhart.

LADY CHILTERN Miss Julia Neilson.

LADY MARKBY Miss Fanny Brough.

COUNTESS OF BASILDON Miss Vane Featherston.

MRS. MARCHMONT Miss Helen Forsyth.

MISS MABEL CHILTERN Miss Maud Millet.

MRS. CHEVELEY Miss Florence West.

First Act

Scene

The octagon room at Sir Robert Chiltern’s house in Grosvenor Square.

[The room is brilliantly lighted and full of guests. At the top of the staircase stands LADY CHILTERN, a woman of grave Greek beauty, about twenty–seven years of age. She receives the guests as they come up. Over the well of the staircase hangs a great chandelier with wax lights, which illumine a large eighteenth, century French tapestry, representing the Triumph of Love, from a design by Boucher, that is stretched on the staircase wall. On the right is the entrance to the music–room. The sound of a string quartette is faintly heard. The entrance on the left leads to other reception–rooms. MRS. MARCHMONT and LADY BASILDON,