| 单词 | private play |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprivate play private play n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [noun] > dramatic performance > in private private play1603 private theatricalsa1706 1603 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. iii. 340 Yfaith my Lord, noueltie carries it away, For the principall publike audience that Came to them, are turned to priuate playes, And to the humour of children. 1633 W. Prynne Histrio-mastix i. vi. v. 495 These Statutes (which are principally intended in private Playes and Enterludes, since they condemne and suppresse all publike,) seeme to allow of popular Stage-playes. 1790 F. Reynolds Dramatist i. 12 Whence arises the pleasure at an Opera, a private Play, or a Speech in Parliament? 1868 P. Fitzgerald Life David Garrick I. vi. 158 It was once determined to get up a private play..and the parts were cast in a moment. 1989 Independent (Nexis) 27 Jan. 21 The Duchess of Leinster adopted her, and the Duke of Richmond made her supervisor of his private plays. 2014 D. J. Jones Sexuality & Gothic Magic Lantern Introd. 17 The Comte de Caylus frequently used magic lanterns in his private plays. < as lemmas |
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