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Belasco

[ buh-las-koh ]

/ bəˈlæs koʊ /

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noun

David, 1854–1931, U.S. playwright, actor, and producer.

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Words nearby Belasco

belah, bélandre, Bel and the Dragon, Belarus, Belarussian, Belasco, belated, Belau, belaud, Belaúnde, belay

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Example sentences from the Web for Belasco

Check it out at the Belasco Theatre before it closes August 17.
The Best Plays on Broadway|Marina Watts|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Master of theatrical trick and device that he is, none the less David Belasco could learn lessons at our camouflaging plant.
The Glory of The Coming|Irvin S. Cobb
Still more we have feared that somebody would impel us into a corner and point out the real David Belasco.
Pieces of Hate|Heywood Broun
Signor Belasco was compelled to have several teeth pulled out, and complained of swollen gums.
The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II|James H. Mapleson

A Belasco couldn't have more carefully stage-managed the first meeting between Percy and Olga.
The Prairie Wife|Arthur Stringer
Augustus Thomas and David Belasco are two dramatists who would rob no layman of his illusions.
The Footlights Fore and Aft|Channing Pollock

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