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Definition of Afterpiece

Afterpiece
Afterpiece Aft"er*piece`, n. 1. A piece performed after a play, usually a farce or other small entertainment. 2. (Naut.) The heel of a rudder.

Meaning of Afterpiece from wikipedia

- An afterpiece is a short, usually humorous one-act playlet or musical work following the main attraction, the full-length play, and concluding the theatrical...
- American Quartet, 1902 Problems playing this file? See media help. The afterpiece rounded out the production. In the early days of the minstrel show, this...
- In England, opera's antecedent was the 17th-century jig. This was an afterpiece that came at the end of a play. It was frequently libellous and scandalous...
- comedy play by the Irish writer John O'Keeffe. A farce, it premiered as an afterpiece at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London on 23 April 1796. The original...
- v t e Opera genres Acte de ballet Afterpiece Azione sacra Azione teatrale Ballad opera Ballet héroïque Bühnenfestspiel Bühnenweihfestspiel Burletta Chamber...
- by the English writer Elizabeth Inchbald. A farce, it premiered as an afterpiece at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket on 20 June 1786. The original cast included...
- The Dublin Stage, 1720–1745: A Calendar of Plays, Entertainments, and Afterpieces. Cranbury, NJ: ****ociated University Presses. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-585-24870-7...
- The Romp is a 1767 play, a comedic afterpiece, which was derived from Love in the City by Isaac Bickerstaffe. The piece centred on the most po****r character...
- Wedding Day is a comedy play by the English writer Elizabeth Inchbald. An afterpiece, it premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London on 1 November...
- English writer Elizabeth Inchbald. A three-act farce, it premiered as an afterpiece at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London on 22 May 1788. The original...