scene stealing

See also: scene-stealing

English

Noun

scene stealing

1. The phenomenon of stealing the scene.
   • 1932, Pictorial Review, volume 33, number 8, New York, N.Y.: The Pictorial Review Company, →OCLC, page 26:

     Speaking of scene stealing (which is, as you probably know, the art of appropriating to yourself by reason of superior acting ability the "points" which were intended for another), the present undefeated champion is that splendid, four-square actor Lewis Stone.

Related terms

• scene-stealing (adjective)
• steal the scene