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1droll — I. n. 1. Jester (by profession), buffoon, harlequin, mountebank, punch, punchinello, clown, zany, scaramouch, fool, jack pudding, merryandrew, pickle herring. 2. Farce, comic show. II. a. 1. Comic, comical, funny, ludicrous, farcical, laughable,… …
2The Alchemist (play) — The Alchemist is a comedy by English playwright Ben Jonson. First performed in 1610 by the King s Men, it is generally considered Jonson s best and most characteristic comedy; Samuel Taylor Coleridge claimed that it had one of the three most… …
3The Guardian (play) — The Guardian is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy written by Philip Massinger, dating from 1633. The play in which Massinger comes nearest to urbanity and suavity is The Guardian .... [McManaway, p. 278.] PerformanceThe play was licensed for… …
4The Humorous Lieutenant — The Humorous Lieutenant, also known as The Noble Enemies or Demetrius and Enanthe, is a Jacobean era stage play, a tragicomedy written by John Fletcher. Highly praised by critics, it has been called Fletcher s best comedy. [Clifford Leech, quoted …
5The Rat Trap — (1918) is a four act drama by Noel Coward, his first really serious attempt at psychological conflict, written when he was only 18. In his 1937 memoirs, Present Indicative , he admits that as a whole it was immature, but it was much steadier than …
6The Opportunity — is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy written by James Shirley, published in 1640. The play has been called a capital little comedy, fairly bubbling over with clever situations and charming character. [Nason, p. 263.] The Opportunity was… …
7Droll — Droll, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drolled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drolling}.] To jest; to play the buffoon. [R.] [1913 Webster] …
8droll — [drōl] adj. [Fr drôle, orig. n., buffoon, jester < MDu drol, short, stout fellow, lit., bowling pin] amusing in an odd or wry way n. Now Rare a droll person; jester vi. Now Rare to joke; play the jester SYN. FUNNY drollness n. drolly adv …
9Droll — For the type of humor, see Droll humor. For video game, see Drol. For the musician, see Gibb Droll. Frontispiece to The Wits or Sport upon Sport (London, 1662). Attributed to Francis Kirkman. A droll is a short comical sketch of a type that… …
10Play — Play, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Played}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Playing}.] [OE. pleien, AS. plegian, plegan, to play, akin to plega play, game, quick motion, and probably to OS. plegan to promise, pledge, D. plegen to care for, attend to, be wont, G.… …
