knockabout farce
1knockabout — knock a*bout , a. 1. Marked by knocking about or roughness. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Of noisy and violent character; marked by farce, pratfalls, and horseplay; as, knockabout comedy. [Theat. Slang] Syn: boisterous, slapstick. [Webster 1913… …
2knock|a|bout — «NOK uh BOWT», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a small, easily handled sailboat having one mast, a mainsail, and a jib, but without a bowsprit. 2. something suitable for rough use, such as a car: »He drives an old knockabout. 3. British. a) slapstick;… …
3French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …
4Billy Bunter — William George Bunter, or Billy Bunter, the Fat Owl of the Remove , is a fictional character created by Charles Hamilton (using the nom de plume of Frank Richards ) for stories set at Greyfriars School in the boys weekly magazine The Magnet… …
5How He Lied to Her Husband — is a one act comedy play by George Bernard Shaw, who wrote it, at the request of actor Arnold Daly, over a period of four days while he was vacationing in Scotland in 1905. In its preface he described it as a sample of what can be done with even… …
6Riverside Shakespeare Company — The Riverside Shakespeare Company of New York City was founded in 1977 as a professional (AEA) theatre company on the Upper West Side of New York City by W. Stuart McDowell and Gloria Skurski. On Friday, August 19, opening night of the theatre… …
7theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… …
8Buster Keaton — Infobox actor name = Buster Keaton imagesize = 200px birthname = Joseph Frank Keaton VI birthdate = birth date|1895|10|4|mf=y location = Piqua, Kansas deathdate = death date and age|1966|2|1|1895|10|4 deathplace = Woodland Hills, California… …
9British sitcom — A British sitcom is a situation comedy (sitcom) produced in the United Kingdom. Like sitcoms in most other countries, they tend to be based around a family, workplace or other institution where a group of contrasting characters are brought… …
10Charley Chase — For the pornographic actress, see Charley Chase (pornographic actress). Charley Chase Born Charles Joseph Parrott October 20, 1893(1893 10 20) Baltimore, Maryland …
