TheatreTheatre has provided many words and meanings which we use - ignorant of their origins - in everyday writing and speech. This is the first book to explore 2000 theatre terms in depth, in some cases tracing their history over two and a half millennia, in others exploring expressions less than a decade old. Terms are defined, shown in use and cross referenced in ways which will fascinate theatregoers, help serious theatre students and encourage those actively engaged in the theatre to examine the familiar from new angles. |
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See protagonist , ecstasy . aisle The gang - way between seating units in a theatre which , according to the Licensing Acts , must be left completely clear during a performance . The number of aisles required in any auditorium is also ...
See protagonist , ecstasy . aisle The gang - way between seating units in a theatre which , according to the Licensing Acts , must be left completely clear during a performance . The number of aisles required in any auditorium is also ...
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According to OED , gay was used for ' of loose or immoral life ' by mC18 : ' The old gentleman ... had been a gay man , and was well acquainted with the town ' ( 1754 , The Adventurer ) . It was used as an underworld euphemism for both ...
According to OED , gay was used for ' of loose or immoral life ' by mC18 : ' The old gentleman ... had been a gay man , and was well acquainted with the town ' ( 1754 , The Adventurer ) . It was used as an underworld euphemism for both ...
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According to The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre , ' the first English musical comedy was In Town ( 1892 ) , staged at the Prince of Wales's by George Edwardes ' . music hall The British forerunner of variety , music halls ...
According to The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre , ' the first English musical comedy was In Town ( 1892 ) , staged at the Prince of Wales's by George Edwardes ' . music hall The British forerunner of variety , music halls ...
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Bibliografické údaje
| Název | Theatre Book of words |
| Autor | Martin Harrison |
| Vydavatel | Carcanet, 1993 |
| Zdroj originálu: | Michiganská univerzita |
| Digitalizováno | 27. únor 2008 |
| ISBN | 1857540409, 9781857540406 |
| Délka | Počet stran: 316 |
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