Superb. Thanks for posting. It would be nice if you could rectify the omission of the names of some of the actors in the description. The production seems to have been fairly faithful to the original text. The only mistake I noticed was in Act 2 when Chasuble said "None of us is perfect". Wilde, quite correctly, wrote "None of us are perfect". Possibly the actor himself was presumptuously correcting Wilde, under the influence of the widespread and foolish popular delusion that "none" always requires a singular verb.
"None" is a singular pronoun, a substitute for "not one," and does require a singular verb. If you have a cite for your contrary assertion, I would be charmed to read it.
@@roderickfemm8799 You are wrong as well as supercilious. Read the entry for "none" on p.208 of Eric Partridge's "Usage and Abusage" 1975, which is too long to quote here verbatim. If there was some way of posting a picture here I would gladly do that. Also, the article on "none" in "Fowler's Modern English Usage", revised 3rd edition, 1998, begins as follows: "It is a mistake to suppose that the pronoun ["none"] is singular only and must at all costs be followed by singular verbs or pronouns. It should be borne in mind that "none" is not a shortening of "no one" but is a regular descendant of OE "nan" (pronoun) = 'none, not one'. At all times since the reign of King Alfred the choice of plural or singular in the accompanying verbs, etc., has been governed by the surrounding words or by the notional sense."
@@robert-skibelo Thank you for the references. As I said, and Fowler apparently agrees, "none" is a shortening of "not one." Would you say "not one are perfect?" I wouldn't, and therefore I wouldn't say "none are perfect." Fowler uses "none" both ways throughout the work you cited, and on page 35 cites examples both ways as correct. Therefore your assertion that your way is the only way is clearly an over-reach (as is mine). You can call names all you like as a cheap way to attempt to win a disagreement, it doesn't make you right, and it certainly makes you the opposite of polite and scholarly.
@@roderickfemm8799 you both should just enjoy the programme. Not squabble. Take it from a 52 year old man, with a year to live….max. Just relax and sink into the show!
🎩🎩👒I wonderd what this TITLE OF THIS PLAY MEANT THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST I FIRST THOUGHT IT MEANT THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST IN THERE VEIWS . My favourite Oscar wild storey The Picture Of Dorian Grey and the film version of of the same storey1947 I wonder what would of happened if Oscar wild met Lord baron when byron met wild .I read somewhere that the two gods collosess of classical music when Wolfgang Mozart met Ludwig von beethoven at sometime time the past imagine Beethoven Talking With Mozart .
One of the best plays ever. Funny and witty dialogue and manages to be timeless in some odd way.
What a cast! Thank you! 🌹🌹🌹
One of my favourite plays. It was about 50 years ago I first listened to it. Then it was wonderfully produced by a London theatre.
Oh my aching sides! 😂😂😂
My fav OW play & this is one of the best adaptations I've heard.
TYSM! 👏👍
Best version ever!
25:40: The most famous line in the play, courtesy of Dame Edith Evans of sainted memory
Just fyi Gwendolyn was played by Samantha Bond.
Sir Michael Hordern (Lane) died 3 months later.
I work with his grandson, which is kind of cool. :)
Fond memories of Sir Michael on stage in a similar role in Shaw's You Never Can Tell, w/ Irene Worth. O souvenirs...
Dench as a sameness about her always
Superb. Thanks for posting. It would be nice if you could rectify the omission of the names of some of the actors in the description.
The production seems to have been fairly faithful to the original text. The only mistake I noticed was in Act 2 when Chasuble said "None of us is perfect". Wilde, quite correctly, wrote "None of us are perfect". Possibly the actor himself was presumptuously correcting Wilde, under the influence of the widespread and foolish popular delusion that "none" always requires a singular verb.
"None" is a singular pronoun, a substitute for "not one," and does require a singular verb. If you have a cite for your contrary assertion, I would be charmed to read it.
@@roderickfemm8799 You are wrong as well as supercilious. Read the entry for "none" on p.208 of Eric Partridge's "Usage and Abusage" 1975, which is too long to quote here verbatim. If there was some way of posting a picture here I would gladly do that. Also, the article on "none" in "Fowler's Modern English Usage", revised 3rd edition, 1998, begins as follows: "It is a mistake to suppose that the pronoun ["none"] is singular only and must at all costs be followed by singular verbs or pronouns. It should be borne in mind that "none" is not a shortening of "no one" but is a regular descendant of OE "nan" (pronoun) = 'none, not one'. At all times since the reign of King Alfred the choice of plural or singular in the accompanying verbs, etc., has been governed by the surrounding words or by the notional sense."
@@robert-skibelo Thank you for the references. As I said, and Fowler apparently agrees, "none" is a shortening of "not one." Would you say "not one are perfect?" I wouldn't, and therefore I wouldn't say "none are perfect." Fowler uses "none" both ways throughout the work you cited, and on page 35 cites examples both ways as correct. Therefore your assertion that your way is the only way is clearly an over-reach (as is mine). You can call names all you like as a cheap way to attempt to win a disagreement, it doesn't make you right, and it certainly makes you the opposite of polite and scholarly.
@@roderickfemm8799 you both should just enjoy the programme. Not squabble. Take it from a 52 year old man, with a year to live….max. Just relax and sink into the show!
@@84CORVETTEBILL here, here & well said sir. God Bless you and your loved ones during this time.
🎩🎩👒I wonderd what this TITLE OF THIS PLAY MEANT THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST I FIRST THOUGHT IT MEANT THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST IN THERE VEIWS . My favourite Oscar wild storey The Picture Of Dorian Grey and the film version of of the same storey1947 I wonder what would of happened if Oscar wild met Lord baron when byron met wild .I read somewhere that the two gods collosess of classical music when Wolfgang Mozart met Ludwig von beethoven at sometime time the past imagine Beethoven Talking With Mozart .
Wilde about to segue into a techno song 😂
1:44:00
Aka "The Importance of the Sodomite's Code".