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claque

Group of people hired to clap (French, claquer) and show approval in order to influence a theatre audience. The claque dates from ancient times. Comedy competitions in Athens were often won by contestants who infiltrated audiences with paid supporters. The practice was widespread in Rome, where the emperor Nero established a school of applause. In 19th-century France most theatres had specialized claques: rieurs laughed loudly at comedies, pleureuses wept at melodramas, and bisseurs shouted for encores. The practice persists today in the operatic world.

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claque
Sep 05, 2008; claque / klak / • n. a group of people hired to applaud (or heckle) a performer or public speaker. ∎  a group...
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Toni Morrison's literary claque gets prize for effrontery
Jan 27, 1988; The first question is: Inasmuch as the 1988 Pulitzer Prizes have yet to be awarded, why are four dozen Afro-American writers...
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TORRICELLI CLAQUE MAKES ITS PRESENCE HEARD
Aug 30, 1996; THOMAS J. FITZGERALD and KELLY RICHMOND The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 08-30-1996 TORRICELLI CLAQUE MAKES ITS PRESENCE HEARD By...
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Claque Theatre.(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008; * The Otto Awards, presented for the 10th year by Castillo Theatre in New York City, recognized excellence in political theatre...
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Click claque.(Uncensored)
Dec 01, 2004; If the greatest society portraitists are insiders, it's no wonder that New York social fixture Charlie Ruger has lured Serena...
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