单词 | business of the stage |
释义 | > as lemmasbusiness of the stage business of the stage n. Theatre stage action, esp. as opposed to dialogue; = sense 18. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > action as distinct from dialogue business1637 walk1651 business of the stage1679 bus.1856 1679 J. Dryden Troilus & Cressida Pref. sig. a4 Manners never can be evident [in a comedy or tragedy], where the surprises of Fortune take up all the business of the Stage. 1763 D. Garrick Let. 10 Aug. (1831) I. 163 If you mean by the warmth of temper you have accused me of to Mr. Johnson, a certain anxiety for the business of the stage, your accusation was well founded. 1897 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 13 Nov. 514/1 In ‘Hamlet’ he is quite enthusiastic about naturalness in the business of the stage. 1942 Notes & Queries 12 Sept. 161/1 ‘Business of the Stage’ denotes the movements, groupings, vocal inflections, etc., of the players, which are settled at rehearsal. The modern term is ‘Production’. 2002 M. Puchner Stage Fright iii. v. 128 Craig envisions an art of the theater that strategically ignores stage directions and thus prevents the writer from interfering in the business of the stage. < as lemmas |
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