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Theaterzettel

playbill

noun te-AH-ter-tset-el Rare
Arts & Culture Performance

Also means

a printed sheet announcing a theatre performance

Usage Note

Theaterzettel is the historical term for a single-sheet announcement of the evening's programme. Today it often refers to the simple A5 cast list handed out separately from the larger Programmheft.

Examples

"Am Eingang lagen Theaterzettel mit der heutigen Besetzung aus."

Natural Translation

At the entrance playbills with today's cast were laid out.

Literal Translation

At the entrance lay theatre-slips with the today's cast out.

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