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And when, with aching ribs and a moist pocket-handkerchief -- for an accomplished _chatouilleur_ must be able to laugh till he cries -- he retires from the scene enlivened by his efforts, it is with the proud consciousness that his contagious chuckle, as much as author's _jokes_ or _buffo's_ comicalities, has contributed to set the theatre in a roar.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 Various
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The _chatouilleur_, or tickler, a variety of the genus _claqueur_, is in vogue chiefly at the smaller theatres.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 Various
sionnach commented on the word chatouilleur
When an actor introduces some gag to make the audience laugh, “il chatouille le public (he tickles the public).�? One of the most noted chatouilleurs was Odry, a French actor.
June 30, 2009