theatricalism
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But, taken as a whole, the play fails, and for three reasons: a faultiness of structure, an obsessiveness of attitude, an empurpling theatricalism.
From Time Magazine Archive
More culpably, Williams' gift for theatricalism makes the how of Suddenly Last Summer devour the why, turns the horrifying means into an end in itself.
From Time Magazine Archive
So much oratory has its touches of eloquence, so much theatricalism its flashes of theater.
From Time Magazine Archive
THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE—Early Shaw, revived by the Theatre Guild, and proving that early Shaw is a good deal better than most up-to-the-minute theatricalism.
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Only the French genius is capable of just such a splendid blend of naïveté, emotion, and the best kind of theatricalism.
From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
