concert party
a form of theatrical entertainment popular at seaside resorts, in which specialty acts, songs, dances, etc., are presented.
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How to use concert party in a sentence
If we had not slowed up I can't imagine there would have been much of the concert party left to perform!
Fanny Goes to War | Pat BeauchampOur concert party still flourished, though the conditions for practising were more difficult than ever.
Fanny Goes to War | Pat BeauchampThere was a concert party on board, and a cavalry major who possessed some tomato soup.
In Mesopotamia | Martin SwayneThe impression made was so great that the work was repeated three times within the following few weeks by the same concert-party.
The Life of Johannes Brahms (Vol 1 of 2) | Florence MayA notice announcing the advent of a concert party from "Blighty" is one of the "thrills" of Front and Base existence.
Eighteen Months in the War Zone | Kate John Finzi
British Dictionary definitions for concert party
a musical entertainment popular in the early 20th century, esp one at a British seaside resort
stock exchange informal a group of individuals or companies who secretly agree to purchase shares separately in a particular company, which they plan to amalgamate later into a single holding: a malpractice that is illegal in some countries
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