单词 | actor-proof |
释义 | > as lemmasactor-proof actor-proof adj. (of a play or a part in a play) that is of sufficient quality or interest to be well-received regardless of the quality of the actor or performance. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [adjective] > qualities of play unproduceable1704 playable1725 unproduciblea1760 undramatic1769 unplayable1806 unactable1810 actable1825 blue fire1826 undramatical1829 actor-proof1893 nailed-up1894 talky1937 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > part or character > [adjective] > types of part or character protatic1658 fat1758 melpomenish1801 heavy1814 starring1833 Polonian1847 supporting1863 Polonial1872 actor-proof1893 Ophelian1903 1893 Era 2 Sept. 9/2 The Middleman is a thoroughly effective stage play, which is, as the slang phrase goes, ‘actor-proof’, and is, if even tolerably acted, certain to secure a good deal of favour. 1923 J. M. Murry Pencillings 206 Molière is infinitely the better dramatist... His plays are as actor-proof as Shakespeare's. 1992 S. Colley Richard's himself Again xii. 221 Performing memorably as Richard III—despite the reputation of the role as actor-proof—is one of the more daunting challenges in the theater. < as lemmas |
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