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. Later in this play, a maid drops a tray in shock after a gramophone starts playing (15[1]-5[1])(*) Irving Berlin’s “Always” seemingly (10[1])on its own. While researching material for a novel called The Unseen, this play's protagonist encourages the Bradmans and his current wife Ruth to pretend to believe in the occult. Madame Arcati summons the ghost (10[1])of Charles Condomine’s wife (10[1])Elvira (10[1])at a séance in, for 10 points, what Noël Coward play that takes its title (10[1])from Shelley’s “To a Skylark?” ■END■

ANSWER: Blithe Spirit
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
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
Isaac Kirk-DavidoffOlmo (Bonus) BagelryUG Championship Players (and Mazin)7910
Noah SheidlowerColumbia BOlmo (Bonus) Bagelry11410
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
Caroline Maonats is supposed to mean you all have gone softWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again13410

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