Round 11: Tossup 1

In this play’s prologue, Lady Wormwood burns the papers after reading a gossipy headline about herself. In this play, the servant Trip tries to negotiate a loan from a guest, causing another guest to declare that the house must be “the Temple of Dissipation indeed!” In this play, a character dismisses his benefactor as having only given negligible presents such as shawls, tea, and “Indian crackers.” (-5[1])Another character in this play refuses to sell one family portrait, secretly impressing (10[1])his uncle, the portrait’s (10[1])subject, who is disguised as Mr. Premium. Charles and Maria marry (10[1])at the end of this play with Sir Peter Teazle’s blessings despite Joseph Surface and Lady Sneerwell’s plot to alienate the couple. (10[1])For 10 points, name this play about the title group of gossipers by Richard (10[1])Brinsley Sheridan. ■END■ (10[2]0[4])

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