stage wait
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stage wait
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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I had to kiss everybody in the company goo' bye and that made the stage wait and the manager came chasing around without any goat and tol' me never to darken his door again.
From The Sorrows of a Show Girl by McGaffey, Kenneth
"I had that race beat to a stage wait," Joe went on, enthusiastically.
From Get Next! by McHugh, Hugh
Every night there's a stage wait for him to come on for the serenade,' said Dick, withdrawing his head from the window.
From A Mummer's Wife by Moore, George (George Augustus)
After that there was what is known in theatrical circles as a "stage wait."
From Number Seventeen by Tracy, Louis
The rules touching on forfeits seemed endless: "For being late," "For a stage wait," "For lack of courtesy," "For gossiping," "For wounding a companion's feelings"—each had its separate forfeiture.
From Stage Confidences by Morris, Clara
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