As a boy he had ambitions to be a sculptor but discovered his talent accidentally while appearing in some private theatricals.

I mean, there are going to be private theatricals of sorts.

This explains the perennial popularity of impromptu private theatricals.

They were very fond of private theatricals.

Nikolai spent his youth at the imperial court, learning to play the cello and acting in private theatricals staged by his father.

After this the evening closed with strictly private theatricals, in which Monsieur and myself were the only actors.

The trifle will be welcome to those who require pieces suitable for private theatricals.

Really one of the best private theatricals I ever attended.

Poets Austin and Sterling performed their "private theatricals" there.

Two circumstances produced a change - the reading of Wesley's 'Appeal,' and an illness which seized him during some private theatricals.