Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Pro.’s.

Proro’gue (2 syl.).

Prosce’nium,

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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.

Pro.’s.

Professionals—that is, actors by profession.

“A big crowd slowly gathers,

And stretches across the street;

The pit door opens sharply,

And I hear the trampling feet;

And the quiet pro.’s pass onward

To the stage-door up the court.”

Sims: Ballads of Babylon; Forgotten, etc.

Proro’gue (2 syl.).

Prosce’nium,

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