Ten years ago, a group of Derwent subscribers meeting attendees wandered
back to the lobby of the meeting hotel and discovered a library in the
lobby. Being information fans, we looked at the titles of the books and
found a copy of a play, Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest."
One of us opened the book and began reading one of the scenes. Others took
the other parts, and we found it so much fun that we decided to get copies
of the script and bring them to the IFI/Plenum users conference at Airlie,
VA, the following month. We read the parts from our slightly edited
scripts, using minimal scenery, props and costumes (trust me, comedies are
much funnier when you do them that way!). This was the first annual
production of the IFI (pronounced IFFY) Players.
This year we return to Oscar Wilde, but not to Airlie. The location of the
performance will be announced during the PIUG meeting session. We hope many
of you will be in the audience.
If you take the time to print a copy of the following, you'll even have a
free program:
Lady Windermere's Fan
A PLAY ABOUT A GOOD WOMAN
By Oscar Wilde
The persons of the play
Lady Windermere Anne Mercier
Lord Windermere Bill Mercier
Mrs. Erlynne Edlyn Simmons
Lord Darlington John Arenivar
Lord Augustus Lorton Stuart Kaback
Mr. Dumby Richard Kurt
Mr. Cecil Graham Elliott Linder
The Duchess of Berwick Nancy Lambert
Lady Plymdale Sandra Unger
Parker, the butler Harry Allcock
Mr. Hopper Roger West
Lady Agatha Carlisle Terri Sawyer
The scenes of the play
Act I. Morning-room in Lord Windermere's house
Act II. Drawing-room in Lord Windermere's house
Act III. Lord Darlington's rooms
Act IV. Same as Act I.
Time and place: Edwardian London