Question

The protagonist of this play is told “I’ve not the least desire to look at your tongue” by his wife as he tries to convince her he is not hung over. Stage directions describe a character in this play as dressed “with a decided bias towards the barbaric;” that character recently abandoned her project writing a memoir of Princess Palliatani. (15[1])Later in this play, a maid drops a tray in shock after a gramophone starts playing (15[2]-5[1])(*) Irving Berlin’s (-5[1])“Always” (10[2])seemingly (10[2])on its (10[1])own. (10[4])While researching material for a novel called The Unseen, (10[1])this play's protagonist encourages the Bradmans and his current wife Ruth to pretend to believe (10[1])in the occult. (10[1])Madame Arcati (10[2])summons (10[2])the (10[1])ghost (10[1])of Charles Condomine’s wife (10[3])Elvira (10[1])at a séance in, for 10 points, what Noël Coward play that takes (10[1])its title (10[1])from Shelley’s “To a Skylark?” ■END■

ANSWER: Blithe Spirit
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Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%0%17%98.50
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%0%113.67
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%67%0%81.67
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%33%33%107.67
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%0%0%105.33
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%0%0%92.67
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%0%0%92.00
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%0%0%94.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eve FleisigBerkeley AStanford B5915
Tim MorrisonStanford ABerkeley B7515
Jaimie Carlsonmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdUG Championship Players (and Mazin)7515
Rahul KeyalWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Againnats is supposed to mean you all have gone soft75-5
Vedul PalavajjhalaWUSTLMojo Shojo77-5
Mitch McCullarIllinoisChicago A7810
Mattias EhatammThe Vulture's Guide to BuzzParth et al.7810
Jordan BrownsteinBrownstein et al.Northwestern7910
Isaac Kirk-DavidoffOlmo (Bonus) BagelryUG Championship Players (and Mazin)7910
John LawrenceAmartya Senpai Notice MeMichigan8110
Mike CheyneRollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne GangCornell C++8210
Joel MilesThe Enrique Trastamara Military Academy BHouston and friends8210
EthanMagisters LudiBuzzers Karamazov8210
Benjamin ChapmanThe Passion According to C.H.Neg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy Style8210
Nathan ZhangHutto HipposWhat is BH! And you are asking me? BHSU9110
EvanBroken Imperial NomadsOxford Hornets10610
Clark SmithOSUChicago B+10910
Stephen Liu[Insert Lawyer Joke Here]It's Joever11110
Emmett LaurieRutgers DiasporaGlass Onyen: A Knives Out Mystery11110
Caleb KendrickMaryland AMaryland B+11210
Patrick QuionPurdueEpic11210
Chris MannersDr. Christopher Manners, MD - Samarra, IraqCornell B-11310
Noah SheidlowerColumbia BOlmo (Bonus) Bagelry11410
Jim FanFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find ThemThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Negs11810
Ian ChowMilan et al.Cameron et al.11810
Victor Pavaonats is supposed to mean you all have gone softmeet the new weird, same as the old weird11810
Forrest WeintraubColumbia BWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again11910
Chinmay KansaraMojo ShojoWUSTL13210
Caroline Maonats is supposed to mean you all have gone softWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again13410