stage wait
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stage wait
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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“A stage wait, in fact,” put in Clancy, sarcastically.
From The Bartlett Mystery 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
"Now you'd better go on or there'll be a stage wait, and get back to ma as quick as you like."
From Carnival by MacKenzie, Compton
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
It seemed to her that she was like an actress in an intense, passionate role, who is paralysed by what is called in the theatre "a stage wait."
From The Woman with the Fan by Hichens, Robert Smythe
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