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Definition of Playbill
1. Noun. A theatrical program. "He couldn't find her name on the playbill"
Definition of Playbill
1. n. A printed programme of a play, with the parts assigned to the actors.
Definition of Playbill
1. Noun. A poster advertising a theatrical performance. ¹
2. Noun. A program / programme / pamphlet for a theatrical performance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Playbill
1. a program for a theatrical performance [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Playbill
Literary usage of Playbill
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of Miss Mellon: Afterwards Duchess of St. Albans by Margaret Harries Baron- Wilson, Cornwell Barron- Wilson (1887)
"... appearance and history—Embarrassment as to night quarters—Novel bedchamber—Dibdin's
reminiscences—Old playbill—Ludicrous anecdote—Joins another company ..."
2. The Spirit of the Public Journals: Being an Impartial Selection of the Most by Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott (1810)
"... ANOTHER playbill. [From the Morning Herald.] Last Night of Performance at the
New Prices. NEW THEATRE, COVENT GARDEN. This Evening will be presented, ..."
3. Catalogue of the Library of the Late Thomas Jefferson McKee: ... to be Sold by John Anderson, Jr. (Firm) (1604)
"3903 playbill OF HIS FIRST PERFORMANCE IN THE CHARACTER OF LEON IN ... 3904 playbill
of performance for the benefit of the THEATRICAL FUND, and MR. ..."
4. Memoirs of Miss Mellon: Afterwards Duchess of St. Albans by Margaret Harries Baron- Wilson, Cornwell Barron- Wilson (1887)
"... appearance and history—Embarrassment as to night quarters—Novel bedchamber—Dibdin's
reminiscences—Old playbill—Ludicrous anecdote—Joins another company ..."
5. The Spirit of the Public Journals: Being an Impartial Selection of the Most by Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott (1810)
"... ANOTHER playbill. [From the Morning Herald.] Last Night of Performance at the
New Prices. NEW THEATRE, COVENT GARDEN. This Evening will be presented, ..."
6. Catalogue of the Library of the Late Thomas Jefferson McKee: ... to be Sold by John Anderson, Jr. (Firm) (1604)
"3903 playbill OF HIS FIRST PERFORMANCE IN THE CHARACTER OF LEON IN ... 3904 playbill
of performance for the benefit of the THEATRICAL FUND, and MR. ..."
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