ERNEST WORTHING
by
John Biggs


S O N G S
(Click on title to hear a brief excerpt.)

Singers: [From the original cast] James Carlin (Ernest), Lorraine MacDonald (Gwendolen),
Cathleen McCarthy (Cecily), Joyce McWilliams (Ms. Prism), Steve Perren (Rev. Chasuble),
Andrew Samonsky (Algernon), Karen Sonnenschein (Lady Bracknell)

ACT I

CUCUMBER SANDWICHES . . . . Ernest, Algernon
WHO IS CECILY? . . . . Ernest, Algernon
THE PLAN . . . . Ernest (+Algernon)
EVER SINCE I MET YOU . . . . Gwendolen, Ernest
YOU’RE NOT ENGAGED TO ANYONE . . . . Lady Bracknell, Ernest (+Gwendolen)
I SIMPLY CAN’T WAIT . . . . Algernon

ACT II

WHAT WILL I DO? . . . . Cecily
SUCH A YOUNG MAN . . . . Miss Prism (+Cecily, Rev. Chasuble)
WICKED PERSON . . . . Cecily (+Algernon)
PINK ROSE . . . . Cecily, Algernon
MY DECISION . . . . Rev. Chasuble (+Miss Prism)
YOU SCOUNDREL . . . . Ernest, Algernon (+Merriman)
SPEAKING QUITE CANDIDLY . . . . Cecily, Gwendolen (+Merriman)
BICKERING . . . . Cecily, Gwendolen, Ernest, Algernon


ACT III

THE TYRANT . . . . Gwendolen (+Cecily)
DON’T ANSWER ME . . . . Lady Bracknell (+Gwendolen)
APPROVAL . . . . Cecily, Gwendolen, Bracknell, Ernest, Algernon
CONSENT . . . . Ernest (+Lady Bracknell, Algernon)
THE HANDBAG . . . . Ernest, Miss Prism (+others)
ON THE CONTRARY . . . . All


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