TheatreCarcanet, 1993 - 316 sider Theatre 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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Side 95
... round describes a round of applause received by famous actors on their entrance . In general terms , it is regularly found in expressions such as ' she loves to make a dramatic entr- ance ' , possibly a reference to renowned up centre ...
... round describes a round of applause received by famous actors on their entrance . In general terms , it is regularly found in expressions such as ' she loves to make a dramatic entr- ance ' , possibly a reference to renowned up centre ...
Side 115
... round with the pay ? ' The origin of this , according to theatre lore , is that Shakespeare , who is reputed to have played the Ghost in Hamlet , paid the cast's wages during the long wait between this character's entrances ...
... round with the pay ? ' The origin of this , according to theatre lore , is that Shakespeare , who is reputed to have played the Ghost in Hamlet , paid the cast's wages during the long wait between this character's entrances ...
Side 116
... round Used in this shorthand form , it is an abbreviation of going round to see an actor in the dressing - room , sometimes going round - green room 117 before but more commonly.
... round Used in this shorthand form , it is an abbreviation of going round to see an actor in the dressing - room , sometimes going round - green room 117 before but more commonly.
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28 March abbreviation actor actress adjective alternative American appears artistic attested audience auditorium backstage Barkworth Beale Berkoff borrowed Branagh Britain busk character coined comedy comic commedia dell'arte common commonly costume Covent Garden curtain dance dates denote derived dialogue director double act drama drama therapy dramatists early effect Elizabethan Elizabethan theatre entertainment etymology farce flat French frequently Geilgud genre Hamlet Inigo Jones known lantern later lighting lines literary London make-up meaning modern music hall mystery plays noun Olivier opera origin Pall Mall Gazette pantomime Partridge performance phrase piece Plays and Players plot probably production prop proscenium arch refer rehearsal role scene scenery Shakespeare sometimes stage direction stage manager Standard English suggests synonym technique theatre theatre language theatrical sense theatrical term theatrical usage Tim McInnerny tion traditional tragedy usually variety vaudeville verb verfremdungseffekt Whilst word