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Definition of Theatricals
1. n. pl. Dramatic performances; especially, those produced by amateurs.
Definition of Theatricals
1. Noun. (plural of theatrical) ¹
2. Noun. histrionics ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Theatricals
1. theatrical [n] - See also: theatrical
Lexicographical Neighbors of Theatricals
Literary usage of Theatricals
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the American Theatre by George Overcash Seilhamer (1889)
"... the productions were merely a divertisement of an idle soldiery in the name
of chanty ; under Sir Henry Clinton theatricals became a business. ..."
2. A Record of the Boston Stage by William Warland Clapp (1853)
"Law against theatricals. — Amateur theatricals. — Burgoyne's Play. — Attempt made
to Repeal the Law against theatricals. — The Exhibition Room in Board ..."
3. The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster (1874)
""The theatricals (I think I told you* I had been invited to play with the officers
of the Coldstream Guards here) are A Roland for an Oliver; ..."
4. The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster (1874)
""The theatricals (I think I told you* I had been invited to play with the officers
of the Coldstream Guards here) are A Roland for an Oliver; ..."
5. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1863)
"PRIVATE theatricals. PRIVATE theatricals seem to be gaining ground in England.
They bid fair, we think, to react favorably upon the public stage, ..."
6. The Stranger in Ireland, Or, A Tour in the Southern and Western Parts of by John Carr (1806)
"The annual theatricals of this delightful little town had attracted a great ...
The theatricals of Kilkenny last about a month, and at the end generally ..."
7. Short History of the Christian Church by John Fletcher Hurst (1892)
"Religious theatricals were employed to divert the people, ... These theatricals
were likewise used for a different purpose—to hold up the weaker side of the ..."
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