stage business
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stage business
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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And he admitted these were both a problem, describing them as "early stage business issues".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Schumacher “helped build our stage business from the ground up,” Bergman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
Another part of his success was his ability to negotiate intricate stage business in an opera in which the action can become so complicated that almost nobody can follow it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
In the nature of such risky stage business, the playful interludes are hit or miss: Stunts are arranged to draw audience members into the play, which embroider the carnival atmosphere but feel a bit halfhearted.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2022
You know enough about stage business to play the part of Robert Macaire very respectably and you also know that I am not very slow in Jaques Strop.
From My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. by George Thompson
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