In addition to (*) St. Patrick's Day, he wrote a play in which actors mangle Mr. Puff's play The Spanish Armada, which is ridiculed by the Dangles and Mr. Sneer, and another in which Bob Acres is prompted into dueling for Lydia's hand against Ensign Beverly, until he realizes that Beverly is his friend Jack Absolute.
This man tamed John Vanbrugh's ribald sequel to Cibber's tale about Lord Foppington, The Relapse, into the less immoral A Trip to Scarborough. Similar to both Archibald MacLeish and Peter Shaffer, his sole major verse tragedy sees the secretary Valverde save the mistress Elvira in describing Pizarro's conquest of the Incas, but he is better known for farces, as in one where Justice Credulous, despite hating both soldiers and Irishmen, is convinced by Dr. Rosy to give away his daughter Lauretta to Lieutenant O'Connor. In addition to (*) St. Patrick's Day, he wrote a play in which actors mangle Mr. Puff's play The Spanish Armada, which is ridiculed by the Dangles and Mr. Sneer, and another in which Bob Acres is prompted into dueling for Lydia's hand against Ensign Beverly, until he realizes that Beverly is his friend Jack Absolute. For 10 points, name this author of The Critic who created Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals.
This man tamed John Vanbrugh's ribald sequel to Cibber's tale about Lord Foppington, The Relapse, into the less immoral A Trip to Scarborough.
Richard Brinsley {Sheridan}