theatricals

[ thee-a-tri-kuhl ]

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noun. theatrical piece; acting

Word Origin & History

1550s, "pertaining to the theater," from theater + -ical. Sense of "stagy, histrionic" is attested from 1709.

We sat out the first part of the festivities, which were to conclude with theatricals.

Last night at the theatre there were theatricals all over the house.

At Mrs. Maskleyn's they are mad for charades and theatricals.

Theatricals are held in a mammoth tent, as there is so far no theatre.

We cannot go out in this frightful weather, so we have theatricals.

But I assure you the theatricals are not even mentioned, Madame!

So it had been on that far-off night in the Stuttgart palace gardens after the theatricals.

I met her, now and then, we had the theatricals, and the California trip.

They are talking of getting up some theatricals and concerts; I hope they wont.

You can imagine that he didnt care to act in theatricals then.