one-acter
a short play consisting of one act.
Origin of one-acter
1- Also one-act [wuhn-akt]. /ˈwʌnˌækt/.
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How to use one-acter in a sentence
Archer plays the lead in a ponderous but thoughtful one-act play penned by her husband, Terry Jastrow.
In addition to his longer plays, Tennessee Williams wrote dozens of one-act plays, short stories, and novels.
Thus his one-act opera "Milton," dedicated to Empress Josephine, may be regarded as the first of his truly original works.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonHe did so in Trial by Jury, a very amusing one-act piece, suggested in part by his joyous reminiscences of Liverpool.
The English Stage | Augustin Filon"Here's a new 'situation' for a one-act farce," he said, gloomily, to his next patient when Bibbs had gone.
The Turmoil | Booth Tarkington
Then four one-act plays were selected from among some hundreds poured forth by village genius to its rehabilitated god.
The Book of Susan | Lee Wilson DoddBut a flirtation, after all, unless in a one-act comedy, is not entertaining to the mere looker-on; and oh!
In the Days of My Youth | Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards
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