Playhouses

By the time Shakespeare turned to writing, these "cultural paywalls" were abundant in London: workers holding moneyboxes bearing the distinctive knobs found by the archaeologists stood at the entrances of a growing number of outdoor playhouses, collecting a penny for admission. ❋ Jason Linkins (2011)

Jack the Bird, Jack, the First, flies high above the marbled floor, the tiny ant city of cooking books, history, and literature; of sisters 'playhouses and Barbie dolls; of pick-up trucks and Stretch Armstrong. ❋ Rachel Lora Simmons (2010)

But Katell Gelebart, a very clever, eco-minded designer saw the old water tanks being cleared during the construction of The Dune eco resort in Pondicherry, India, and decided they would make the perfect green playhouses for children visiting the resort. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And for theater or playhouses, the audience is at least all in front. ❋ Pia Catton (2011)

The Lord Chamberlain has closed all public entertainments, including the Southwark and Bartholomew fairs as well as both playhouses, until the plague abates. ❋ Priya Parmar (2011)

As the Lark grew, it moved to various playhouses and offices. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"All these artists I found or brought to the gallery were going to be homeless," said Ms. Grayson, sitting near some inflatable playhouses at Ms. Beracasa's home. ❋ Marshall Heyman (2011)

The musical is, in fact, one of a trio of shows opening this week that exemplify how tricky it can be, figuring out what projects from other places or even times will strike pleasing chords these days in the commercial playhouses of midtown. ❋ Peter Marks (2010)

Nevertheless, in the schizoid entertainment zone that the theater district increasingly has become - with more and more subpar musicals and lower-middlebrow dramas filling the playhouses - most of these new entries tip the scales in the heavyweight category. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Blocks were filled in by private builders—an office building here, a tenement there, manufacturing lofts, public libraries, department stores, places of worship, playhouses, warehouses—whatever was needed at the time. ❋ Witold Rybczynski (2010)

She didn't want to try out the climbing equipment or examine the playhouses, instead preferring to snuggle into my lap, fidgeting with her backpack strap. ❋ Kittenpie (2008)

We would occasionally visit people who lived on farms, but I certainly didn't associate the wooden bins that looked like little playhouses, and the big scary-looking machinery, with food. ❋ Maria Rodale (2010)

The piece is reminiscent of a collapsed cake or a semi-deflated Oldenberg; it provides a tactile entre into an otherwise more conceptual and performative show in which a number of figurative playhouses are erected and blown up, burnt down, or manually destroyed. ❋ Andrew Gorin (2010)

The Surrey attracted real sailors, who rooted for the British tar as a democratic hero; it had its first nautical success, Blackbeard, as early as 1798, when prose was still disallowed in minor playhouses and the story had to be told through songs and title placards. ❋ Vera Rule (2010)

For the week, Mr. Gordon's added responsibility for managing work flow on the assembly line to his normal duties helping to assemble parts for the company's log cabins and playhouses. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I enjoy the calls about auditions and audiences and the hideous bathroom facilities in most Chicago playhouses so much more than the ones from his twenty years of nights on the road selling building supplies. ❋ Unknown (2008)