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Stage-struck

adjective

Infatuated with or enthralled by the theater especially the desire to act.

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"Stage-struck" Quotes from Famous Books

... the daughter of Prebendary Barnes of Exeter, who, when he found his daughter stage-struck, behaved far more wisely than most parents. He gave her L100 and sent her to London with her old nurse to look after her, saying that if she really "meant business" she would find an engagement before the L100 was gone. Violet had inherited ...

— The Story of My Life - Recollections and Reflections • Ellen Terry

... daughter of Prebendary Barnes of Exeter, who, when he found his daughter stage-struck, behaved far more wisely than most parents. He gave her L100 and sent her to London with her old nurse to look after her, saying that if she really "meant business" she would find an engagement before the L100 was gone. Violet had inherited some talent from her mother, who was a very ...

— The Story of My Life - Recollections and Reflections • Ellen Terry

... Georgevitch, in a stage-struck voice, "Ah, it was not imprudence! It was contempt of death! Yes, it was contempt of death that killed him! Even as the contempt of death keeps us, at this moment, in perfect health. To you, ladies ...

— The Secret of the Night • Gaston Leroux

... woman! What do you think this will mean to me? It means failure—complete failure! I never could get through the scene again. It means thousands of dollars, that's what it means. Because I let a stage-struck fool like you speak a line! Talk about gratitude! You turn ...

— The Cricket • Marjorie Cooke