A Trip to Scarborough; and, The Critic

'A Trip to Scarborough' is an 18th-century play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. He based his work on John Vanbrugh's 'The Relapse', removing much of the bawdy content. The hero of the play, Tom Fashion, arrives penniless in Scarborough, attended by but one faithful servant, Lory, who privately informs the audience that he will never desert his master until he pays him his wages. Fashion has come to visit his rich elder brother, Lord Foppington, whom he hopes to be able to beg money from.