road company

noun

a theatrical group that tours cities and towns, usually performing a single play that is or has been a success in New York City.

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Brickman also invested in the road company of Phantom of the Opera, which benefitted Andrew Lloyd Webber, another Starr client.

Frohman was now able to capitalize his brilliant road-company experience.

He knew better than to copy after the ordinary actors in the road company to which he belonged.

The loss to the Rail Road Company is probably six hundred dollars.

Accordingly a road company took hold of the route and improved it—placing toll gates on it for recompensation.

On more than one occasion the road company sent and had these fences removed and opened the original road afresh.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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