Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A poster announcing a theatrical performance.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A bill or placard displayed as an advertisement of a play, with or without the parts assigned to the actors; a bill of the play; a program.
Wiktionary
- n. A poster advertising a theatrical performance.
- n. A program / programme / pamphlet for a theatrical performance.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A printed programme of a play, with the parts assigned to the actors.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a theatrical program
Examples
“QUOTATION: The playbill, which is said to have announced the tragedy of Hamlet, the character of the Prince of Denmark being left out.”
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“5184The playbill, which is said to have announced the tragedy of Hamlet, the character of the Prince of Denmark being left out.”
“73The playbill, which is said to have announced the tragedy of Hamlet, the character of the Prince of Denmark being left out.”
“Crusaders” would resemble the playbill, which is said to have announced the tragedy of Hamlet, the character of the Prince of Denmark being left out.”
“As for the "many other characters" listed in the playbill, well, they too are wonderful -- and the climax of the play, one of the most interesting in modern theater, delivers an exquisite, and beautifully comic-tragic level of nonsense.”
The Huffington Post: Marc Porter Zasada: Theater Review: Chairs in the City of Dreams
“Note that despite an error in the playbill, she is the sole director -- not that husband Geoff doesn't help create the necessary illusions.”
The Huffington Post: Marc Porter Zasada: Theater Review: Chairs in the City of Dreams
“Henry Rathbone, a guest in Lincoln's box at Ford's Theatre; the dress worn by Surratt in jail and on the gallows; the hood, ball and chain, and manacles worn by the prisoners; and the playbill for "Our American Cousin," the production that April night at Ford's.”
The Washington Post: Movie on Lincoln assassination has second life in D.C. crime museum
“Bell's extraordinary ability to impart a true sense of place on each page reveals a stark and stunning landscape populated with a playbill of peculiar personalities attracted to a life of solitude and hard physical work ...”
Claiming Ground: Summary and book reviews of Claiming Ground by Laura Bell.
“I wanted to pop in here a moment and thank Sugar Pie Farm House for her excellent playbill, which has really helped me tackle some tedious jobs in the house today.”
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