| 单词 | press night |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspress night press night n. (a) an evening on which journalists are invited or permitted to attend an event, esp. a performance of a play or other theatrical work; (b) the night on which a periodical goes to press.The press night of a theatrical production is frequently also the official opening night of its run. ΚΠ 1838 J. Gillman Life S. T. Coleridge I. 207 The gallery of the house [of Commons] on a press night, when a man can scarcely find elbow room. 1861 Sydney Morning Herald 14 Jan. 5/3 On Press nights..Mr. Lee returns to the office, if the usual Press telegrams have not come to hand. 1888 Stage 7 Dec. 8/4 When Sweet Lavender was brought out at Terry's Theatre..a second press night was unavoidable. 1913 C. E. Whelan Bascom Clarke xx. 165 ‘Press night’..the night before the day on which the paper was dated, was a busy time. 1994 S. Rushdie East, West (1995) 125 It was the paper's press night, so Lucy was late getting home. 2010 J. Caird Theatre Craft 550 Previews are performances that are played to a paying audience in advance of the press night or official opening night. < as lemmas |
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