- Parlor match
- Parlor match Par"lor match` A friction match that contains little or no sulphur. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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Parlor match
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Evans, Charles Evan — (1856 1945) Born in Rochester, New York, and on stage from age 13, the dean of American comedians and sometime manager racked up 75 years in theatre. He made his child debut in legitimate theatre, but launched his adult career in variety, as… … The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater
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