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Anthony Pasquin, "and published late in the last century, contains the following passage:" When theatric performers intend to abridge an act or play, they are accustomed to say, we will 'John Audley' it.
A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Dutton Cook 1856
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That "John Audley" should be in time corrupted into "John
A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Dutton Cook 1856
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But whether such a person as John Audley ever existed, who he was, and what he did, that his name should be handed down in this way, from generation to generation, we are still left inquiring.
A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Dutton Cook 1856
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View full size "There are a number of sites being prospected by developers," said John Audley of Portland's
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John Audley: "It maintains, in our opinion, the integrity of Oregon's renewable portfolio standard."
OPB News 2010
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Critics, including John Audley of Renewable Energy Northwest, said the original proposal would have weakened the demand for new projects such as solar and wind power.
OPB News 2010
Gammerstang commented on the word John Audley
(noun) - An old phrase of the days of the portable theatre, and one which still exists in the theatre world of today. It was used as a kind of code. The traveling or fairground theatre of the old days depended for its revenue on the number of shows it could get in during the period of the fair. If, while a performance was proceeding, a queue gathered outside which would fill another house, the showman called out from the door, "Is John Audley here?" This was a hint to the people on the stage to finish quickly and get rid of the audience to make room for those waiting outside.
--Edwin Radford's Encyclopædia of Phrases and Origins, 1945
January 14, 2018