"legitimate theater" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "ref": "1996, Jack Barth, “A Fish Called Selma”, in The Simpsons, spoken by Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta):",
          "text": "[while watching \"Planet of the Apes\", the musical] I love legitimate theater",
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        "Serious drama, as opposed to farce or musical theater."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) Serious drama, as opposed to farce or musical theater."
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        "A theater that performs serious dramas."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) A theater that performs serious dramas."
      ],
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        {
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          "word": "legitimate drama"
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          "word": "legitimate theatre"
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    "Licensing Act 1737",
    "legitimate theater"
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  "word": "legitimate theater"
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      "word": "illegitimate theater"
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      "word": "legitimate drama"
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          "text": "[while watching \"Planet of the Apes\", the musical] I love legitimate theater",
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        "Serious drama, as opposed to farce or musical theater."
      ],
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        "(uncountable) Serious drama, as opposed to farce or musical theater."
      ],
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        "A theater that performs serious dramas."
      ],
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        "(countable) A theater that performs serious dramas."
      ],
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      "word": "legitimate theatre"
    }
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