| 单词 | fit-up company |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfit-up company A stage or other theatrical accessory that can be fitted up for the occasion. Hence (in full fit-up company), a travelling theatrical company which carries makeshift scenery and properties that can be fitted up for the occasion. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > that can be fitted up fit-up1864 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun] > company of actors > types of company commonwealth1811 fit-up1864 stock company1864 repertory company1885 road company1885 stock1916 playshop1926 repertory1933 theatre workshop1945 rep1959 1864 J. G. Bertram Glimpses Real Life xxxiv. 333 The theatre was what is called ‘a fit-up’, erected in the large room at..a small hotel of the town. 1883 Referee 22 July 7/3 The ‘fit-up towns’..are the towns which do not boast a theatre, [etc.]. 1885 J. K. Jerome On Stage v He had been a member of a fit-up company that travelled with a complete Shaksperian répertoire and four set scenes. 1885 J. K. Jerome On Stage xvii However, I never did join a booth... The nearest I approached to anything of the kind was this fit-up. 1899 Daily News 18 July 3/6 St. George's-hall..is a much more suitable place for operatic representation than the ‘fit-up’ in the Royal Academy concert room. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 4 Nov. 10/1 His early, struggling, happy days with his father when they took the road with a little fit-up show. ‘Fit-up, indeed!’ he used to say with a laugh; ‘why, our whole fit-up went into a couple of brown-paper parcels!’ 1934 S. R. Nelson All about Jazz vi. 135 He spent a long time playing in fit-up shows, with a speaking part thrown in gratis. 1957 J. Osborne Entertainer x. 75 I was..on the Irish fit-ups. 1970 Daily Tel. 14 Feb. 12 Today there are some 40 off-Broadway houses. You might add another 40 off-off-Broadway clubs and fit-ups. < as lemmas |
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