playbill

[ pley-bil ]

/ ˈpleɪˌbɪl /

a program or announcement of a play.

Origin of playbill

First recorded in 1665–75; play + bill¹

It is easier to read the Klner Zeitung than the play-bill of Vauxhall.

Saunterings in and about London |Max Schlesinger
The exercise of the fan ceased in the front rows, glasses of lemonade were held untasted, and nobody consulted the play-bill.

Tales And Novels, Volume 7 (of 10) |Maria Edgeworth
I was pretending to read a paper, when a carrier entered, and placed a play-bill before me on the table.

The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844 |Various
There is in existence a play-bill of 1833 showing that he superintended a private performance of Clari.

Charles Dickens and Music |James T. Lightwood

He must remember to ask Gidney for a copy of the play-bill to hang up in his flat!

The Foolish Lovers |St. John G. Ervine

playbill

/ (ˈpleɪˌbɪl) /

a poster or bill advertising a play

the programme of a play