Dramatic Dictionary
By: Anti dramaticus
Actor:a person paid for learning to read what others write, a man of long credit, long bills, and short memory; one who wears a cloak, and feeds on a crust by day, and turns to an emperor by night; a protector of other men's wives, one who can wear, sing, lie, and make apologieswith the same mouth, and in the same breath - a species of animal now nearly extinct, owing to a mix'd breed, painted ornaments.
Actress: the Female of the above genus, ladies generally more ambitious than delicate, wives without husbands, women fond of men's clothes, convenient ornaments kept about theatres, at wages varying from nine pence to twenty guineas per night, according to their make, loadstones to attract fashionables, creatures who smile and paint, and allow nothing but the cheek to be kiss'd in sight, ladies who are fined for blushing.
Acting: a popular pastine, a very laborious labour, cuasing a very nice question, whether it consists chiefly of bawling, stamping, or dressing, a profession that some ignorant writers have erroneously connected with learning and genius, a specimen of anything unnatural. :