单词 | first-nighter |
释义 | > as lemmasfirst-ˈnighter first-ˈnighter n. a person who attends a first night. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > theatre-going > theatregoer > [noun] > first-nighter or previewer first-nighter1874 previewer1921 1874 London Society July 50/1 Any familiar first-nighter can tell to an absolute certainty if there is money or not in a new play. 1882 D. Boucicault in Daily News 23 Nov. 6/7 Persons who call themselves ‘first nighters’..who attend the production of all important plays. 1886 tr. ‘F. du Boisgobey’ Steel Necklace v. 79 All the first-nighters had turned out in force. 1900 Harper's Weekly 24 Mar. 274/3 Some of the most experienced first-nighters in New York who saw her act Frou Frou declared that they had rarely been so impressed by any first appearance. 1995 G. Drabinsky Closer to Sun xix. 398 Crowds bursting with excitement lined up outside the Pantages Theatre to see the first-nighters. Celebrities and dignitaries began arriving. < as lemmas |
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