farce-comedy

Who can ever forget the scene between the town and country girl in that delightful farce-comedy.

Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions 2007

Keeler's "In and Out" [1] do not lend weight to the ending, but seem introduced merely to heighten the cumulative effect of the farce-comedy, does not prove them, or the offering, to be lacking in entertainment value for vaudeville.

Writing for Vaudeville Brett Page

Nicholas Udall, took the further step of writing for his boys on the classical model an original farce-comedy, the amusing 'Ralph Roister

A History of English Literature Robert Huntington Fletcher

She had suddenly remembered the pale, gaunt man who had walked into the eating-house the previous morning and walked out again, his errand turned into farce-comedy by the cowardice of an unworthy antagonist.

Judith of the Plains Marie Manning

It removed any sentimental awkwardness which might have attached to the episode, and yet the girl rather resented its being so completely reduced to terms of farce-comedy.

Then I'll Come Back to You Larry Evans

Quite unlike the “Seven Days” in the delightful farce-comedy of that name, in which everything happened, here nothing seemed to happen.

A Backward Glance at Eighty Murdock, Charles A 1921

But the farce-comedy had to be properly staged if the Marshal and the District Attorney were to earn immortality.

Address To The Jury 1917

But the farce-comedy had to be properly staged if the Marshal and the

Address to the Jury 1917

“It's a farce-comedy; sentiment always begins romantically and ends in laughter ” tabulae solvuntur risu.

Oscar Wilde Harris, Frank 1916

Who can ever forget the scene between the town and country girl in that delightful farce-comedy.

Oscar Wilde Harris, Frank 1916