Round 7: Tossup 2

In a play, a general with this name is identified within forty years worth of Army Lists. (15[1])While courting a man with this name, a woman declares that this name “inspires absolute confidence.” The valet Merriman is told to “order the dog-cart” for a man who uses this name. Two characters hope to be rechristened (15[1])with this name after meeting with (*) Dr. Chasuble. One man is unaware that this was his birth name until learning that he was left as a baby in a handbag at Victoria Station. Jack and Algernon both use this name to woo Cecily and Gwendolen. For 10 points, give this name, whose “Importance” (10[1])is punned on in the title of an Oscar Wilde play. ■END■

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