a. [ L. theatricus, Gr. &unr_;. ] Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; histrionic; hence, artificial;
No meretricious aid whatever has been called in -- no trick, no illusion of the eye, nothing theatrical. R. Jefferies. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. Dramatic performances; especially, those produced by amateurs. [ 1913 Webster ]
Such fashionable cant terms as ‘theatricals, ' and ‘musicals, ' invented by the flippant Topham, still survive among his confraternity of frivolity. I. Disraeli. [ 1913 Webster ]