Sentence examples for theatrical standard from inspiring English sources

Green Grow the Lilacs had been a little-known work; Liliom was a theatrical standard.

This latest version of the Spanish theatrical standard-bearer comes from the Irish writer Frank McGuinness, whose discourse combines the faux-lofty with the commonplace: Enrico talks at one point of being "blue in the face".

Such changes sometimes led Mr. Ives headlong into the conflict between academic standards of textual fidelity and theatrical standards of — well, there are no theatrical standards except "Don't bore me".

"My intention is to gain a new audience by raising our theatrical standards while at the same time holding on to our musical and artistic ones.

The groundswell of concern about the bifurcation between musical excellence and weak theatrical standards at Covent Garden has been gathering for some time now.

As Griffith led screen acting away from the broad theatrical standards of the era and toward a more intimate, naturalistic and nuanced style suited to the close perspective of the camera, Pickford developed a warmth and limpidity of her own.

Impatient with children's theatrical standards like "The Wind in the Willows" (a production of which he had directed some years ago), Mr. Hytner was looking for projects based on contemporary books for young adults.

As a founder of Ireland's national theater movement, along with Lady Gregory and Edward Martyn, Yeats wanted to elevate theatrical standards in the country and to write plays depicting Ireland as the "home of an ancient idealism.

He also created costumes for the original Broadway productions of "No Time for Sergeants," "The Night of the Iguana," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "What Makes Sammy Run?" He designed for movies but achieved more success in television, where his costumes for the 1953 production of "Hamlet" for "Hallmark Hall of Fame" helped bring theatrical standards to the small screen.

This kind of drama obviously wasn't what Peter Gelb had in mind when he took the reins at the Met in 2006 and expressed a desire to raise the company's theatrical standards by seeking out talented theater directors to join the roster.

Unhappy people cutting a rug in a snatched moment of joy is standard theatrical fare.