Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The art of dramatic composition.
- noun Knowledge and skill in putting a play on the stage.
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Examples
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Library of Congress There are fresh insights from Mr. Lauterbach on icons like Richard and James Brown, who honed their stage-craft on Macon's stroll, one of the most stifling backwaters of Jim Crow repression.
On the Midnight Special Eddie Dean 2011
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This was the first of my plays to run over a hundred performances and James Agate in his notice referred to me as "the greatest master of stage-craft at present working in the British Theatre."
An Autobiography Peter, Ustinov 1977
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Accompanying the technical instruction, each class and pupil receives without cost the benefit of the valuable stage-craft, managerial and producer's knowledge that I have acquired during my years of activity in the theatrical world.
The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession Ned Wayburn
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Pupils in my courses are required to read the call-board because in reading the call-board, the booklet and the other literature that we get out, you will absorb a lot in the way of showmanship and stage-craft.
The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession Ned Wayburn
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Added to his practical stage-craft there is the vital flame of imaginative genius, a creative faculty that clearly stamps all his work.
The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession Ned Wayburn
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Wayburn evolved the courses in stage dancing, stage-craft and showmanship which are being taught with such great success today at the Ned Wayburn Studios.
The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession Ned Wayburn
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Scott disclaimed any special knowledge of stage-craft.
Sir Walter Scott as a Critic of Literature Margaret Ball
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Not only are you dancing routines of my own constructing, and listening or reading at times to my class room talks on subjects bearing oh stage-craft and showmanship, but also you are earnestly invited to consult with me about your personal ambitions and desires.
The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession Ned Wayburn
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Such a scheme has its obvious conveniences for the playwright, and should greatly simplify the difficulties of stage-craft.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-11 Various
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That, I think, is because their personality plus practice plus honest and capable instruction and a knowledge of showmanship and stage-craft absorbed from my "inspirational talks" has brought forth the natural result.
The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession Ned Wayburn
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