one-acter

one-acter
/wun"ak"teuhr/, n. Informal.
a short play consisting of one act.
Also, one-act /wun"akt'/.
[1890-95]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • one-acter — /wun ak teuhr/, n. Informal. a short play consisting of one act. Also, one act /wun akt /. [1890 95] …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of important operas — This list provides a guide to the most important operas, as determined by their presence on a majority of compiled lists of significant operas: see the Lists Consulted section for full details. The operas listed cover all important genres, and… …   Wikipedia

  • March of the Falsettos — Icon Music William Finn Lyrics William Finn Book …   Wikipedia

  • Arthur Benjamin — For the mathematician, see Arthur T. Benjamin Arthur Leslie Benjamin (18 September 1893, Sydney ndash; 10 April 1960, London) was an Australian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher. He is best known as the composer of Jamaican Rhumba ,… …   Wikipedia

  • act — n 1. deed, turn, action; performance, proceeding, execution, consummation; conduct; doing, operation, transaction; undertaking, project, enterprise; work, task, job, commission. 2. exploit, feat, Archaic. gest, achievement, step, stride,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • Jon Robin Baitz — infobox actor birthdate=birth date and age|1961|11|4 birthplace=Los Angeles, California occupation=Stage, film actor domesticpartner=Joe Mantello (1990 2002) Jon Robin Baitz (born November 4, 1961 in Los Angeles, California) is an American… …   Wikipedia

  • In Trousers — is a musical with a book, lyrics, and music by William Finn.The one acter centers on Marvin, who has an unnamed wife and a son, Jason. He recalls the past relationships he shared with, among others, his high school sweetheart and Miss Goldberg,… …   Wikipedia

  • A Memory of Two Mondays — is a play by Arthur Miller.The one acter, based on Miller s own experiences, focuses on a group of desperate workers struggling to make a living in a Brooklyn automobile parts warehouse during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Concentrating more …   Wikipedia

  • After the Night and the Music — Borrowing its title from the Howard Dietz song You and the Night and the Music, , it actually is a one acter preceded by a curtain raiser, a quartet of interlaced monologues, and an intermission.The aptly titled Curtain Raiser is set in the bar… …   Wikipedia

  • Walter Starkie — Walter Fitzwilliam Starkie (1894 1976) was an Irish scholar, author, and translator of Spanish literature. He was the first Professor of Spanish at Trinity College, Dublin, from 1926.He won fame for his travels and was once profiled by Time… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”