There are no scallops in scalloped potatoes -- but there are jokes about this. "There's a disappointing lack of seafood in scalloped potatoes" was posted on Twitter by Eat 24 on…
Wiktionary: chew the sceneryEtymologyIts earliest reference is listed in the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang as being used by Mary Hallock Foote in Coeur D'Alene in…
The stage direction "Exit, stage left" was the catchphrase of the cartoon lion Snagglepuss, whose cartoons appeared on The Yogi Bear Show in the 1960s. The line indicated that Snagglepuss…
An "11 o'clock number/song" -- also called a "10 o'clock number/song" -- is a showstopper, usually sung by a musical's star as the second-to-last song in the…
"Don't make me use my director voice" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Directors have power in movies and in the theatre. "Don’t Make Me Use My…
Soy sauce has been described by some people as like drinking salt. "Felt like I was drinking salt/soy sauce... *brrrrr...* =P" was posted on Twitter by YJ Tan on May 18, 2009.…
"It's not multiple personality disorder, it's a theatre degree!" (also given as "I don't have a multiple personality disorder. It's a theater degree" and…
"It's not multiple personality disorder, it's a theatre degree!" (also given as "I don't have a multiple personality disorder. It's a theater degree" and…
"We're not strange. We're dramatically different" and "I'm not strange. I'm dramatically different" and "We are not strange. We are dramatically…
"We're not strange. We're dramatically different" and "I'm not strange. I'm dramatically different" and "We are not strange. We are dramatically…
"We're not strange. We're dramatically different" and "I'm not strange. I'm dramatically different" and "We are not strange. We are dramatically…
Wikipedia: George SpelvinGeorge Spelvin, Georgette Spelvin, and Georgina Spelvin are traditional pseudonyms used in programs in American theater. "Georgina Spelvin" has fallen out of…
Wikipedia: George SpelvinGeorge Spelvin, Georgette Spelvin, and Georgina Spelvin are traditional pseudonyms used in programs in American theater. "Georgina Spelvin" has fallen out of…
Wikipedia: George SpelvinGeorge Spelvin, Georgette Spelvin, and Georgina Spelvin are traditional pseudonyms used in programs in American theater. "Georgina Spelvin" has fallen out of…
Entry in progress -- BP Wiktionary: chorus girl Alternative formschorus-girl, chorusgirlNounchorus girl (plural chorus girls)1. A female chorus line dancer.Synonymschorine (Oxford English…
O. O. McIntyre (1884-1938) wrote the syndicated newspaper column "New York Day By Day." On June 12, 1924, he wrote about "Chorine Court," a block on West 47th Street between…
Entry in progress -- BP Wiktionary: chorineNounchorine (plural chorines)1. A female chorus line dancer; a chorus girl. (Oxford English Dictionary)chorine, n.Etymology: < chor- (in chorus n.) +…
An "11 o'clock number/song" -- also called a "10 o'clock number/song" -- is a showstopper, usually sung by a musical's star as the second-to-last song in the…
O. O. McIntyre (1884-1938) wrote the syndicated newspaper column "New York Day By Day." On June 12, 1924, he wrote about "Chorine Court," a block on West 47th Street between…
Entry in progress -- BP Wiktionary: chorus lineNounchorus line (plural chorus lines)1. A line of performers in a revue or other show, dancing in unison. (Oxford English Dictionary)chorus line n.…