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Definition of Playlets
1. playlet [n] - See also: playlet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Playlets
Literary usage of Playlets
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Horizons: A Book of Criticism by Francis Hackett (1918)
"For these reasons, reasons pregnant with recollection for New York playgoers this
season, one hates to confess that JM Barrie's new playlets are mainly ..."
2. The Business Man in the Amusement World: A Volume of Progress in the Field by Robert Grau (1910)
"... that one can best convey the result with the statement that in one season
thirty Cressy playlets or sketches were being presented simultaneously. ..."
3. The Modern Health Crusade: A National Program of Health Instruction in by National Tuberculosis Association (1922)
"playlets and Pageants Many interesting health playlets and pageants suitable for
children are available. The National Tuberculosis Association publishes ..."
4. Writing for Vaudeville: With Nine Complete Examples of Various Vaudeville by Brett Page, Joseph Berg Esenwein (1915)
""How many comedy playlets are there to one serious playlet in vaudeville? ...
There have been many hybrid playlets which have combined tragedy and comedy to ..."
5. The Italian Contribution to American Democracy by John Horace Mariano (1921)
"playlets were given both in English and Italian. Little tales or stories of old
Italian life were dramatized. These playlets have a great hold not only on ..."
6. Teachers' Problems and how to Solve Them: A Handbook of Educational History ...by Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie by Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie (1917)
"WHAT BECAME OF KITCHENER, Novel of Faith, 6 Six Educational playlets. ...
TEMPLE playlets and RITUALS for Personal Achievement. DISCOVERIES 6 INSIGHTS in ..."
7. The English Journal by National Council of Teachers of English (1919)
"As a result of the recent observance of speech week in Chicago, featured largely
by the Chicago Woman's Club, there have appeared several playlets and plays ..."
8. Horizons: A Book of Criticism by Francis Hackett (1918)
"For these reasons, reasons pregnant with recollection for New York playgoers this
season, one hates to confess that JM Barrie's new playlets are mainly ..."
9. The Business Man in the Amusement World: A Volume of Progress in the Field by Robert Grau (1910)
"... that one can best convey the result with the statement that in one season
thirty Cressy playlets or sketches were being presented simultaneously. ..."
10. The Modern Health Crusade: A National Program of Health Instruction in by National Tuberculosis Association (1922)
"playlets and Pageants Many interesting health playlets and pageants suitable for
children are available. The National Tuberculosis Association publishes ..."
11. Writing for Vaudeville: With Nine Complete Examples of Various Vaudeville by Brett Page, Joseph Berg Esenwein (1915)
""How many comedy playlets are there to one serious playlet in vaudeville? ...
There have been many hybrid playlets which have combined tragedy and comedy to ..."
12. The Italian Contribution to American Democracy by John Horace Mariano (1921)
"playlets were given both in English and Italian. Little tales or stories of old
Italian life were dramatized. These playlets have a great hold not only on ..."
13. Teachers' Problems and how to Solve Them: A Handbook of Educational History ...by Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie by Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie (1917)
"WHAT BECAME OF KITCHENER, Novel of Faith, 6 Six Educational playlets. ...
TEMPLE playlets and RITUALS for Personal Achievement. DISCOVERIES 6 INSIGHTS in ..."
14. The English Journal by National Council of Teachers of English (1919)
"As a result of the recent observance of speech week in Chicago, featured largely
by the Chicago Woman's Club, there have appeared several playlets and plays ..."
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