they're renovating the old playhouse and adding extra screens
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Related Articles Alma Elizabeth Meagher, family matriarch, dies The converted school opened as a theater in 1975 after Center Stage suffered a multi-alarm fire at its previous playhouse on East North Avenue in what had been an Oriole Cafeteria.—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2025 The residences were happy places, with a playhouse for kids on the porch.—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025 Evelyn was last seen in December 2019, and her remains were found in a playhouse on a family member’s property the following March.—Laura Barcella, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025 The show is part of the playhouse’s Barnstormer series held in the Lucille Lortel White Barn Center adjacent to the theater building.—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for playhouse
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of playhouse was
before the 12th century
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