Meanings
prepositional phrase
- entertainmentActing as a prompter.
I was on the book in the prompt corner on stage right.
2004, Michael Hallifax, Let Me Set the Scene, page 3401 more example
That was the “set-up” in the Venner Repertory Company, and I must state that they needed very few prompts, even on the first nights of which we had two a week! I was “on the book” , gave all the “lighting and effects signals” […]
1954, Harald Melvill, Theatrecraft: The A to Z of Show Business, page 103
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on the book. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20book
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