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Definition of Theatres
1. theatre [n] - See also: theatre
Lexicographical Neighbors of Theatres
Literary usage of Theatres
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. London and Its Environs: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1898)
"The performance at most of the London theatres begins about 7.30 or 8 and lasts
till 11 pm ... Many theatres also give so- called 'morning performances' or ..."
2. London and Its Environs: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1894)
"The performance at most of the London theatres begins about 7.30 or 8 and ...
Tickets for the opera and for most of the theatres may also be obtained at ..."
3. London and Its Environs: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1900)
"The performance at moat of the London theatres begins about 7.30, 8, or 8.30,
... London possesses about 50 theatres and about 500 music-halls, ..."
4. Shakspere's Predecessors in the English Drama by John Addington Symonds (1884)
"Acting becomes a Profession—theatres are Multiplied—Building of the Globe and
... V. Public and Private theatres—Entrance Prices— Habits of the Audience. ..."
5. London and Its Environs: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm), Karl Baedeker (1887)
"theatres. The performance at many of the London theatres begins about 7 and lasts
... A visit to the whole of the fifty theatres of London, which, however, ..."
6. London and Its Environs: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1889)
"theatres. The performance at many of the London theatres begins about 7.30 or 8
and lasts till ... London possesses ti5 theatres and about 500 music halls, ..."
7. Paris and Environs, with Routes from London to Paris: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1894)
"theatres. Circuses. Music Halls. Paris now possesses about 20 large ... The plays
may also be procured in most instances at the theatres themselves. ..."
8. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"In view of this the star system, as it ruled in the American theatres for the
... Simultaneously with Cooke's performances in the theatres of Philadelphia, ..."
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