‖ du théâtre, adj. phr.
(dy teɑtr)
[Fr.]
‘Of the theatre’; characteristic of or suited to the theatre; theatrical.
| 1895 G. B. Shaw Our Theatres in Nineties (1932) I. 7 His plays are du théâtre when the right people are in the theatre. 1911 Beerbohm Let. 6 Dec. (1964) 211 You who are so very du théâtre and love being behind the scenes among T-lights and properties. |