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Definition of Stage whisper
1. Noun. A loud whisper that can be overheard; on the stage it is heard by the audience but it supposed to be inaudible to the rest of the cast.
Definition of Stage whisper
1. Noun. (theater) A line that is performed on stage as if it were whispered, but is spoken loud enough that the audience can hear. ¹
2. Verb. (alternative spelling of stage-whisper) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stage Whisper
Literary usage of Stage whisper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"exceedingly, and in a stage whisper exclaimed, " Grey is check- " mated !" '
He then proceeds to recount, in dramatic style, the scene which followed when ..."
2. The Art of Playwriting: Being a Practical Treatise on the Elements of by Alfred Hennequin (1890)
"The stage whisper. — The stage whisper, except as a broadly comic effect, is out
of date. Aparts and asides are now delivered in an ordinary tone of voice, ..."
3. The Art of Playwriting: Being a Practical Treatise on the Elements of by Alfred Hennequin (1890)
"The stage whisper. — The stage whisper, except as a broadly comic effect, is out
of date. Aparts and asides are now delivered in an ordinary tone of voice, ..."
4. Disraeli and His Day by William Fraser (1891)
"Mr Henry Baring, at a time when the Members were listening attentively, said
across the House, in a stage-whisper, addressing the orator, " No! no! don't go ..."
5. Personal Remembrances of Sir Frederick Pollock, Second Baronet, Sometime by William Frederick Pollock, Sir Frederick Pollock (1887)
"Near to the audience the stage whisper was not much louder, although more distinct,
than an ordinary whisper in private life. Retreating towards the back of ..."
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