Meaning of teacup and saucer | Babel Free

Definitions

A type of 19th-century English comedy pioneered by T. W. Robertson, characterised by natural dialogue and down-to-earth, domestic settings.

attributive, uncountable

Examples

“If a Drama is bold and romantic, it is unnatural, it does not resemble Life. If, on the other hand, it resembles Life very much, it is commonplace, it is of the “teacup and saucer” order, it has no morale, no bearing on questions of moral sewage and drainage.”

“In his youth [Clement Scott] was among the revolutionaries who rallied around the teacup-and-saucer comedy; in his age he was a likable and vigorous reactionary.”

“He did not care very much for Wilde’s teacup-and-saucer drama but thought it went over well and was likely to be a success […]”

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