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theatricals Definition

the·at·ri·cals (t̸hē a′tri kəlz)

plural noun

performances of stage plays, esp. by amateurs
theatricals Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • organize: He also organized amateur theatricals, directing an all Pakistani cast in a touring production of The Merchant of Venice.

Adjective modifier

  • amateur: He was neither a wit nor a croquet champion, a hypnotic force nor a begetter of amateur theatricals.
  • private: Even in private theatricals it was no longer possible to persuade him to exercise the talent which he had often shown that he possessed.
  • such: I tried to talk Brian into it but he was far too manly for such silly theatricals.
theatricals Quotes

If this life be not a real fight, in which something is eternally gained for the universe by success, it is no better than a game of private theatricals from which one may withdraw at will.

—James,William