playlet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of playlet
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The novelty of a concrete pier was celebrated in a September 1909 gala opening, with a playlet starring Queen Santa Monica and Rex Neptune.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
In her review of the 1978 production, Times theater critic Sylvie Drake identifies “Fam and Yam” as the weak link in “Albee Directs Albee,” calling the playlet “the slenderest of self-jibes” and a “threadbare spoof.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
The choice is out of character, the daughter reports in Cataluna’s affecting playlet, because “Her mind was trained to obey.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2022
Conveniently, they have a prop gun coated in gold glitter in a handy drawer, which she can use in their playlet.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2022
My quaint New England spinster is gone and with her all the point of my playlet.
From Jane Journeys On by Ruth Comfort Mitchell
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