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playbill

[ pley-bil ]

noun

  1. a program or announcement of a play.


playbill

/ ˈ±è±ô±ðɪˌ²úɪ±ô /

noun

  1. a poster or bill advertising a play
  2. the programme of a play
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of playbill1

First recorded in 1665–75; play + bill 1
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Some of the sentences that adorn them are barely legible because of the fabric’s creases, but one of them, a quote from a playbill interview with Castellucci, describes Huppert as “the synecdoche of theater.â€

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There are plenty of clues in the playbill.

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But the posters and playbills around the campus of Santa Fe Opera in New Mexico have given Monteverdi a makeover: Gone is the article from “L’Orfeo,†which is being styled this summer as simply “Orfeo.â€

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Believe me, when the show's over, I go out, I sign a couple of playbills, I say hi to a couple of people, and I'm running to bed.

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Mnouchkine, herself an epic narrator of historical events, is named as an inspiration several times in the playbill, and her influence was clear throughout.

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