Afterpiece

Afterpiece

Afterpiece es el término en inglés con el que se designaban los espectáculos complementarios que se ofrecían después de una extensa obra teatral durante el siglo XVIII en Inglaterra.

Se presentaban comedias cortas, farsas o pantomimas para aligerar las tragedias neoclásicas de cinco actos que se interpretaban en los teatros. Las reducciones en los precios de admisión después del tercer acto, posibilitó a los aficionados menos refinados y a los trabajadores, ver el final del melodrama y el afterpiece de un acto.


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  • Afterpiece — Aft er*piece , n. 1. A piece performed after a play, usually a farce or other small entertainment. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) The heel of a rudder. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • afterpiece — [af′tərpēs΄] n. a short sketch presented after a longer dramatic production …   English World dictionary

  • afterpiece — /af teuhr pees , ahf /, n. a short dramatic piece performed after a featured play. [1770 80; AFTER + PIECE] * * * Supplementary entertainment offered after a full length play in 18th century England. A short comedy, farce, or pantomime was… …   Universalium

  • Afterpiece — An afterpiece is a short, usually humorous one act playlet following the main attraction, the full length play, and concluding the theatrical evening. [p24 The Chambers Dictionary Edinburgh, Chambers,2003 ISBN 055010013X] This short comedy, farce …   Wikipedia

  • afterpiece — noun Date: 1779 a short usually comic entertainment performed after a play …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • afterpiece — n. brief skit performed after a play …   English contemporary dictionary

  • afterpiece — n. Farce, low comedy …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • afterpiece — af•ter•piece [[t]ˈæf tərˌpis, ˈɑf [/t]] n. sbz a short comic piece performed after a featured play • Etymology: 1770–80 …   From formal English to slang

  • afterpiece — /ˈaftəpis/ (say ahftuhpees) noun a short dramatic piece performed after a play …  

  • afterpiece — noun a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play • Hypernyms: ↑piece • Hyponyms: ↑exode …   Useful english dictionary

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