At present I have only a soubrette's part, with an apron and pockets, and a ballad; but, as I said before, luck's all in this world, and I have every requisite for being lucky.
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Soubrette
/suːˈbɹɛt/
Synonyms for "soubrette" (112 found)
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character womanchild actor
Noun(1 words)
coloratura soprano
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Noun(2 words)
light sopranostock character
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6 entriescoloratura sopranolight sopranoopera singersoubrette rolestage characterstock character
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Greatly mystified, the curate turned to examine another picture, the cryptic title of which was, "The superintendent and the soubrette - our reporter puts a pornographic parson's pot on." In this the superintendent, distinguished by a clerical coat and a Methodistical brand of whisker, was delineated in the act of riotously drinking from a bottle labelled "champagne," having evidently accommodated the soubrette - a lady in extremely abbreviated skirts - with his only glass.
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And then too it was exhilarating to see the baron come sailing in with a pair of soubrettes on his arm—each time a different pair.
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This version of the fragile, yet touching story accents the romance and courtship of the schoolmaster, properly called Mr. Chipping, and the music hall soubrette he falls in love with while vacationing in Pompeii.
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