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.” Another character in this play refuses to sell one family portrait, secretly impressing his uncle, the portrait’s subject, who is disguised as Mr. Premium. Charles and Maria marry at the end of this play with Sir Peter Teazle’s blessings (-5[1])despite Joseph Surface and Lady Sneerwell’s (10[1])plot to alienate the couple. For 10 points, name this play about the title group of gossipers by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. ■END■ (0[1])