fabulous invalid en · PROPN
Etymology
In reference to The Fabulous Invalid, a 1938 stage play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart that follows the oscillating fortunes of a fictitious Broadway theater between 1900 and 1930.
Meanings
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The theater as a declining artform; stage productions generally.
Here, he continues to trace the long decline of the 'fabulous invalid' through the season of 1991-92 — a season overshadowed by the death of Joe Papp, […]
1993, Clive Barker, Simon Trussler, New Theatre Quarterly 32 (volume 8, part 4, page 313)It hopes others will join in the financial medication of the fabulous invalid.
1950, Billboard, volume 62, number 3, page 50:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the fabulous invalid | canonical | lexicographic |