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A real-life production of this play, which James Joyce directed in Zurich, inspired Tom Stoppard’s play Travesties. (10[1])In this play, a character’s real name is exposed when the names on his cigarette case (10[1])and business (10[2])card (10[2])conflict. (10[9]-5[1])A marriage (10[4])in this (10[2])play (10[3])is called off (10[2])when it (10[1])is (10[1])revealed (10[1])that the groom (10[2])has no known parents. (10[6])A character from (10[1])this play (10[3])claims to visit a sick (10[2])friend (10[2]-5[1])named Bunbury (10[7])to avoid (10[5])unwanted (10[1])social (10[1])interactions. (10[5]-5[1])In this (10[1])“Trivial (10[1])Comedy for Serious People,” (10[1])Cecily (10[1])Cardew and Gwendolen (10[1])Fairfax believe they’re engaged (10[1])to the same (10[1])person, (10[3])due to Algernon (10[2])and Jack (-5[1])both pretending (10[1]-5[1])to be the title person. (10[3])For (10[1])10 points, (10[3]-5[1])name this play by Oscar Wilde. ■END■ (10[13]0[10])

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