Meaning upstage
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upstage1855 in theatrical jargon, "to the rear of the stage," from up (adv.) + stage (n.). From 1901 as an adjective, 1916 as a noun. The notion in the verb (1921) is of drawing attention to onesel [..]
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upstageAway from the audience or camera.
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upstagePart of the stage farthest from the audience or camera.
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upstage(n) the rear part of the stage(v) treat snobbishly, put in one's place(v) move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience(v) steal the show, draw attention to oneself away f [..]
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upstageThe part of the stage farthest from the audience, so named because when stages were raked (slanted), an actor walking away from the audience was literally walking up. Called "Up" for short.
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upstageThe opposite of downstage; the back part of stage in a proscenium theatre; the farthest part from the audience. Derives from the eighteenth century, when the stage was slanted, or “raked” toward the a [..]
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upstage The part of the stage that is farthest from the audience.
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upstage
The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.
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