| 单词 | to do the smalls |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto do the smalls 12. Theatre. In plural with the. Small towns lacking a proper theatre. to do the smalls: to give performances (usually for one night) in small towns. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > a performance > other types début1751 vehicle1785 benefit1802 showpiece1810 ticket-night1812 yatra1827 command1839 lollipopa1849 party piece1851 roadshow1874 one-night stand1878 stand1878 one-man show1879 small1886 command performance1897 ticket benefit1898 frivol1903 run-through1905 pre-production1906 riot1909 one-nighter1916 gala performance1932 improv1953 warm-up1958 workshopping1966 impro1979 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > [noun] > other types of theatre > collectively broadway1881 west end1882 small1886 off-Broadway1953 off-off-Broadway1957 off-off-off Broadway1966 Off-Off1975 1886 Era 3 Apr. 8/5 Excellent actors and actresses.., some going to first-class towns and others confining themselves to the smalls. 1890 S. J. Adair Fitzgerald Sketches from Bohemia xvii. 114 Minor companies with ‘fit-ups’—that is, companies carrying their own theatre..—who visit small towns and villages for one-night performances, are said to be ‘doing the smalls’. 1907 H. Wyndham Flare of Footlights xxx Wanted..Smart Young Gent to tour the smalls. 1922 E. Dyson Grey Goose Comedy Co. v. 48 I vote we dump this bag o' tricks on a dray, 'n' go 'n' do the smalls. 1991 M. R. Booth Theatre in Victorian Age ii. 36 Whether it was worthwhile to play the ‘smalls’. < as lemmas |
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