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- n. Plural form of soubrette.
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“I guess we are about what you would call the soubrettes of the conservatory.”
“The flashy young fellows of his caught-up friendships then lurked around Magdal's Pharmacy where Timmins dispensed complimentary drinks and lorded over his fluctuating harem of unemployed "soubrettes" and light-headed shop girls freed from their daily toil.”
“Ms. Yanowsky is a major soloist, and her air of intelligence and authority are most welcome amid the Royal Ballet, which used to feature too many soubrettes and charmeuses.”
Ballet in London: The Royal’s ‘Sylvia’ - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com
“Now an Italian women ' s association is using creative management-training techniques to try to usher in a revolution and challenge the country ' s persistent stereotypes of women as stay-at-home mothers or sexy soubrettes.”
The Wall Street Journal: Italian Women Strive to Snap Stereotype
“Like Dearie, Sullivan pairs an appealing, sparkling-fresh instrument with keen intelligence and sophisticated musicianship; sagacious soubrettes, I call them.”
“Once came a stanza of a vaudeville song that I remembered seeing early in the war, and there was much about the stage, about soubrettes and leads.”
“Types, in the styles of the period, included queenly lovers, strong heroines, glamorous villainesses, saucy soubrettes, and devoted mammas.”
“Two highly popular comic-soubrettes who enjoyed long and illustrious careers were Nellie Casman and Molly Picon.”
“According to Jonas Turkow, Glyksman was “one of the best Jewish soubrettes in Europe.””
“Two popular comic-soubrettes enjoyed long and illustrious careers: Nellie Casman (1896 – 1984) and Molly Picon.”
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