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soubrette ;cheeky andmischievous .
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The Nurse (relentlessly soubrettish), Mercutio, (inevitably swaggerish) Paris (surprisingly loutish), the Prince (effectively commanding) are all more characterized and spotlighted than the supposedly central characters.
A Happy Ending, No Balcony���Wherefore Art Thou, Romeo? 2008
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The Nurse (relentlessly soubrettish), Mercutio, (inevitably swaggerish) Paris (surprisingly loutish), the Prince (effectively commanding) are all more characterized and spotlighted than the supposedly central characters.
A Happy Ending, No Balcony���Wherefore Art Thou, Romeo? 2008
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Her taste in dress was soubrettish and flagrant, but it was not small-town.
We Can't Have Everything Rupert Hughes 1914
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Hanan Alattar is suitably soubrettish as Musetta and the roles of Benoit and Alcindoro are well sung and amusingly acted by Simon Butteriss and Richard Angas.
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