backstagen.adv.

Etymology: < back adj. 1 + stage n. 5.

The hinder or ‘upper’ part of a stage; the part of a theatre behind the stage containing dressing-rooms, etc.; figurative ‘behind the scenes’ (see scene n. Phrases 4). Also attributive.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > stage > [noun] > back of stage

backstage1898

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > stage > [adverb] > behind stage

behind the scenes1668

behind1824

backstage1898

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [adjective] > out of public view

behind-scene1841

behind the scenes1841

offstage1904

back room1941

backstage1950

1898 E. O. Sachs & E. A. E. Woodrow Mod. Opera Houses III. Suppl. 14 In order to obtain as much room as possible, and to increase the depth of space of the stage floor available for setting scenery, many theatres now have what is termed a ‘back stage’... This floor space is most useful for distant ‘scenes’.

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXII. 823/1 The back stage has no openings or mechanism beyond certain trap~doors..and the necessary mechanism for raising and lowering scenery.

1916 Stage Year Book 37 A scene dock is provided back stage prompt.

1916 Stage Year Book 38 The speed of the back stage motor varies according to the position of the controller.

1923 A. Stevens in G. Oppenheimer Passionate Playgoer (1958) 154 I went backstage at the Studebaker to see Bert Williams.

1929 W. Faulkner Sartoris iii. 177 While the ladies are backstage washing the dinner dishes.

1950 N. Cardus Second Innings 184 There are all sorts of..‘back-stage’ activities at Lord's.

1950 T. S. Eliot Cocktail Party iii. 140 Alex is seen to enter with her and pass back~stage towards the kitchen.

1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 31 Jan. 67/2 Mr. Barker has done justice not only to the entertainments offered by the Coliseum but also to the troubles backstage and in the board room.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	backstage
释义	backstagen.adv. Etymology: < back adj. 1 + stage n. 5. The hinder or ‘upper’ part of a stage; the part of a theatre behind the stage containing dressing-rooms, etc.; figurative ‘behind the scenes’ (see scene n. Phrases 4). Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > stage > [noun] > back of stage backstage1898 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > stage > [adverb] > behind stage behind the scenes1668 behind1824 backstage1898 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [adjective] > out of public view behind-scene1841 behind the scenes1841 offstage1904 back room1941 backstage1950 1898 E. O. Sachs & E. A. E. Woodrow Mod. Opera Houses III. Suppl. 14 In order to obtain as much room as possible, and to increase the depth of space of the stage floor available for setting scenery, many theatres now have what is termed a ‘back stage’... This floor space is most useful for distant ‘scenes’. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXII. 823/1 The back stage has no openings or mechanism beyond certain trap~doors..and the necessary mechanism for raising and lowering scenery. 1916 Stage Year Book 37 A scene dock is provided back stage prompt. 1916 Stage Year Book 38 The speed of the back stage motor varies according to the position of the controller. 1923 A. Stevens in G. Oppenheimer Passionate Playgoer (1958) 154 I went backstage at the Studebaker to see Bert Williams. 1929 W. Faulkner Sartoris iii. 177 While the ladies are backstage washing the dinner dishes. 1950 N. Cardus Second Innings 184 There are all sorts of..‘back-stage’ activities at Lord's. 1950 T. S. Eliot Cocktail Party iii. 140 Alex is seen to enter with her and pass back~stage towards the kitchen. 1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 31 Jan. 67/2 Mr. Barker has done justice not only to the entertainments offered by the Coliseum but also to the troubles backstage and in the board room. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.adv.1898
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