Question
After pushing his wife to have an affair with William Sloper, a member of this family grew jealous, forged several incriminating letters, led a band of thugs to kidnap his wife, and sued. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this family married into by the actress Susannah Maria Arne. A playwright and actor from this family played Baron Foppington in the premiere of The Relapse, a sequel to his own play Love’s Last Shift.
ANSWER: Cibber (“SIB-er”) [accept Theophilus Cibber, Susannah Maria Cibber, or Colley Cibber]
[10h] This adjective titles Mary Nash’s biography of Susannah Cibber. Colley Cibber adapted the unfinished play A Journey to London into a play titled for this adjective, which centers on the marital strife of Lord and Lady Townly.
ANSWER: provoked [accept The Provoked Wife; accept The Provoked Husband; reject synonyms] (A Journey To London is by John Vanbrugh, who also wrote The Relapse.)
[10e] This actor, whose “favorite leading lady” was for a time Susannah Cibber, rose to fame by playing the title character of Colley Cibber’s version of Richard III. This actor managed Drury Lane for 30 years in the mid-1700s.
ANSWER: David Garrick
<Arya Karthik, British Literature>
Summary
| 2023 Chicago Open | 08/05/2023 | Y | 9 | 16.67 | 78% | 67% | 22% |
Data
| BHSU | The anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Don't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too | The Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Evans Hall destruction awaiters | Hang et al., Robert Browning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quasicrystal Silence | I would prefer not to | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Team Name Think Detail | remembrance of lost time | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Romanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill | I prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Saint Peter Andre 3000 | In Search of Things Past | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| [moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled? | Teach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| The Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host Club | The Canadians | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |