In another play named after one of these people, Alithea eventually dumps her shallow fiancé Sparkish for Harcourt, and Horner pretends to be impotent to seduce women.
In a play named after one of these people, Colonel Fainwell impersonates the Quaker preacher Simon Pure, which confusingly led to the term "Simon Pure" being used to mean both "authentic" and "hypocritical." One of David Garrick's most popular roles was in a play named after one of these people, in which he played an inveterate drunkard, John Brute, who is arrested while dressed in drag. The aforementioned plays are by Susanna Centlivre and John (*) Vanbrugh, respectively. In another play named after one of these people, Alithea eventually dumps her shallow fiancé Sparkish for Harcourt, and Horner pretends to be impotent to seduce women. That play is notorious for the sexual double entendres in its "china scene." For 10 points, name this type of person, one of whom from the country titles a play by William Wycherley.
In a play named after one of these people, Colonel Fainwell impersonates the Quaker preacher Simon Pure, which confusingly led to the term "Simon Pure" being used to mean both "authentic" and "hypocritical.
wife [accept A Bold Stroke for a Wife, The Country Wife or The Provoked Wife]