An 18th-Century Comedy Album

Dame Edith Evans

• Released on 18/09/2006 by Warner Classics
• Main artists: Dame Edith Evans
• Genre: Classical

1 The Way of the World - A comedy in five acts (excerpts), Act II (St James's Park): I would beg a little private audience (Mirabell, Millamant)

Alan Dent 00:03:18

William Congreve, Composer - Alan Dent, Producer - Dame Edith Evans, Vocals, MainArtist

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2 The Way of the World - A comedy in five acts (excerpts), Act III (A room in Lady Wishfort's house): Merciful, no news of Foible yet? (Lady Wishfort, Peg)

Alan Dent 00:02:05

William Congreve, Composer - Alan Dent, Producer - Dame Edith Evans, Vocals, MainArtist

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3 The Way of the World - A comedy in five acts (excerpts), Act III (A room in Lady Wishfort's house): Come in, good Marwood (Lady Wishfort, Mrs Marwood)

Alan Dent 00:01:16

William Congreve, Composer - Alan Dent, Producer - Dame Edith Evans, Vocals, MainArtist

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4 The Way of the World - A comedy in five acts (excerpts), Act III (A room in Lady Wishfort's house): Oh Foible, where hast thou been? (Lady Wishfort, Foible)

Alan Dent 00:06:00

William Congreve, Composer - Alan Dent, Producer - Dame Edith Evans, Vocals, MainArtist

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5 The Way of the World - A comedy in five acts (excerpts), Act IV (The same): Madam, I stayed here to tell your ladyship (Foible, Millamant, Mrs Fainall)

Alan Dent 00:01:15

William Congreve, Composer - Alan Dent, Producer - Dame Edith Evans, Vocals, MainArtist

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6 The Way of the World - A comedy in five acts (excerpts), Act IV (The same): Ah Sir Wilfull, you are come at the critical instant (Mrs Fainall, Sir Wilfull, Millamant)

Alan Dent 00:03:42

William Congreve, Composer - Alan Dent, Producer - Dame Edith Evans, Vocals, MainArtist

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7 The Way of the World - A comedy in five acts (excerpts), Act IV (The same): Like Daphne she, as lovely and as coy (Mirabell, Millamant)

Alan Dent 00:07:50

William Congreve, Composer - Alan Dent, Producer - Dame Edith Evans, Vocals, MainArtist

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8 The Way of the World - A comedy in five acts (excerpts), Act IV (The same): Fainall, what shall I do? (Millamant, Mrs Fainall, Mirabell)

Alan Dent 00:01:14

William Congreve, Composer - Alan Dent, Producer - Dame Edith Evans, Vocals, MainArtist

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9 The Way of the World - A comedy in five acts (excerpts), Act IV (The same): Yonder Sir Wilfull's drunk (Mrs Fainall, Millamant)

Alan Dent 00:00:32

William Congreve, Composer - Alan Dent, Producer - Dame Edith Evans, Vocals, MainArtist

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10 The Way of the World - A comedy in five acts (excerpts), Epilogue: After our Epilogue this crowd dismisses (spoken by Edith Evans)

Alan Dent 00:02:22

William Congreve, Composer - Alan Dent, Producer - Dame Edith Evans, Vocals, MainArtist

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11 The Beaux' Stratagem - A comedy in five acts (excerpts), Act II Scene 1 (A gallery in Lady Bountiful's house): Morrow, my dear sister (Dorinda, Mrs Sullen)

Alan Dent 00:04:16

Alan Dent, Producer - Dame Edith Evans, Vocals, MainArtist - George Farquhar, Composer

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12 The Beaux' Stratagem - A comedy in five acts (excerpts), Act II Scene 1 (A gallery in Lady Bountiful's house): My head aches consumedly (Sullen, Mrs Sullen, Dorinda, Scrub)

Alan Dent 00:01:19

Alan Dent, Producer - Dame Edith Evans, Vocals, MainArtist - George Farquhar, Composer

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13 The Beaux' Stratagem - A comedy in five acts (excerpts), Act II Scene 1 (A gallery in Lady Bountiful's house): Inveterate stupidity! (Mrs Sullen, Dorinda)

Alan Dent 00:03:11

Alan Dent, Producer - Dame Edith Evans, Vocals, MainArtist - George Farquhar, Composer

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14 The Beaux' Stratagem - A comedy in five acts (excerpts), Act IV Scene 1 (conclusion) (The same): Well, sister (Mrs Sullen, Dorinda)

Alan Dent 00:04:21

Alan Dent, Producer - Dame Edith Evans, Vocals, MainArtist - George Farquhar, Composer

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15 The Rivals - A comedy in five acts (excerpt), Act III Scene 3 (opening) (Mrs Malaprop's lodgings): Your being Sir Anthony's son, Captain (Mrs Malaprop, Absolute)

Alan Dent 00:04:57

Alan Dent, Producer - Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Composer - Dame Edith Evans, Vocals - Anthony Quayle, Vocals - Dame Edith Evans/Anthony Quayle, MainArtist

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16 The Rivals - A comedy in five acts (excerpt), Act III Scene 3 (opening) (Mrs Malaprop's lodgings): So we will, ma'am; so we will (Absolute, Mrs Malaprop)

Alan Dent 00:02:06

Alan Dent, Producer - Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Composer - Dame Edith Evans, Vocals - Anthony Quayle, Vocals - Dame Edith Evans/Anthony Quayle, MainArtist

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17 The School for Scandal - Epilogue: I, who was late so volatile and gay (Lady Teazle)

Alan Dent 00:03:15

Alan Dent, Producer - Dame Edith Evans, Vocals, MainArtist - George Colman, Composer

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About the album

• 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
• Total length: 00:52:59

• Main artists: Dame Edith Evans
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Warner Classics
• Genre: Classical
Available in
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

© EMI Records Ltd, 2006 ℗ 1956 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd. Digital remastering 2006 by EMI Records Ltd