jeu de theatre

Example Sentences

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The scenes are full of action and bustle, while the secret communication between the two houses occasions many lively incidents, and forms an excellent jeu de theatre.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John

This inelegant jeu de theatre is severely ridiculed in the "Rehearsal."

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 by Scott, Walter, Sir