speakie temporary.
(ˈspiːkɪ)
[f. speak v. + -ie, after movie, talkie.]
A stage play in contrast to a (silent) film; rarely, = talkie. Usu. pl.
| 1921 J. M. Barrie Let. 18 Sept. (1942) 192 The ordinary stage drama he [sc. Charlie Chaplin] called the ‘Speakies’. 1927 Observer 24 Apr. 15/1 She prophesied the downfall of the ‘speakies’ and the triumphant survival of the ‘movies’. 1927 Daily Tel. 11 Oct. 6 An innovation last night was the introduction of a real stage set in the middle of the film... Whether this mixture of ‘movie’ and ‘speakie’ is desirable may be questioned. 1928 Sunday Dispatch 15 July 14 ‘Talkies’ or ‘speakies’ as they are calling them in Hollywood, have very definitely arrived. |