However, it was Nancy's idea to build Peter a playhouse in the plot of ground at the back of the Charlestown house, and it was she who was the architect and head carpenter.

The most interesting of the well-dressed urban group was a theater manager charged with making his playhouse the center of distribution for the forbidden newspapers smuggled into Brussels.

I'll e'en forsake the playhouse, and turn Nun.

I have outgrown the playhouse.

"Soon as de young missus be gone, I go an' kick ovah her playhouse an' upset her toys.

Why they send em off to playbuild playhouses outer rocks and hay, leaves, any little thing they throw way we take it to play house.

The small provincial town of Arden possessed no playhouse proper, but, after a good deal of hesitation and discussion, the venerable Hall of St. George, the glory of all Ardenites, had been accorded to the players, "for a few nights only.

Nearer to the city he saw no more pretty playhouses along the shoresonly dingy factories.

A grave divine could not answer all his playhouse and Alsatia cant, &c. He hath read Hudibras, and many plays.

He carried about with him his pit, boxes, and galleries, and set up his portable playhouse at corners of streets, and in the market-places.

She felt like a child examining a new playhouse.