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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The term is still common in variety : ' Describing herself in her act as " a little torment " , she certainly was ... The earliest attestation in OED of the verbal noun acting to describe the dramatic performance of an actor is from ...
The term is still common in variety : ' Describing herself in her act as " a little torment " , she certainly was ... The earliest attestation in OED of the verbal noun acting to describe the dramatic performance of an actor is from ...
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The adjective ( coined by the critic Eric Bentley ) is gestic . get - in , get - out , the These nouns , formed from the simple verbal phrases to get in and get out are the jargon employed by touring companies to describe the act of ...
The adjective ( coined by the critic Eric Bentley ) is gestic . get - in , get - out , the These nouns , formed from the simple verbal phrases to get in and get out are the jargon employed by touring companies to describe the act of ...
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252 sparks – spectacle - the latter but I can find no attestations to support my hunch that it also predates the Services ' use . spearbearer / spear - carrier General actors ' terms to describe supernumerary or walk - on parts – those ...
252 sparks – spectacle - the latter but I can find no attestations to support my hunch that it also predates the Services ' use . spearbearer / spear - carrier General actors ' terms to describe supernumerary or walk - on parts – those ...
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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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