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Definition of Byplay
1. Noun. Incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect. "His business with the cane was hilarious"
Generic synonyms: Acting, Performing, Playacting, Playing
Specialized synonyms: Schtick, Schtik, Shtick, Shtik
Definition of Byplay
1. n. Action carried on aside, and commonly in dumb show, while the main action proceeds.
Definition of Byplay
1. Noun. (theatre) Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Byplay
1. secondary action [n -PLAYS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Byplay
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Literary usage of Byplay
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by Musical Antiquarian Society (1846)
"It is in a dialogue between byplay, an actor, and an old lord, ... complains of
byplay that he takes upon himself to add to or diminish his part, ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1886)
"Much of the character of the byplay must be determined by this. Without compliance
with it, indeed, the byplay is certain to be overdone, assertive, ..."
3. The history of English dramatic poetry to the time of Shakespeare: And by John Payne Collier (1879)
"... which was not printed until 1640, but must have been written some years earlier:
it is in a dialogue between byplay, an actor, and an old lord, ..."
4. A Supplement to Dodsley's Old Plays by Robert Dodsley, Thomas Amyot, Alexander Dyce, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1853)
"It is in a dialogue between byplay, an actor, and an old lord, ... complains of
byplay that he takes upon himself to add to or diminish his part, ..."
5. Representative English Comedies: With Introductory Essays and Notes, an by Charles Mills Gayley, Alwin Thaler (1914)
"... Enter byplay makes one line w1th the marking of the scene. 1 dressing-room.
s vizards. 4 Ornamental devices, usually made with sugar and white of egg ..."
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