photoplay vs theatrical

photoplay

noun
  • A theatrical play that has been filmed for showing as a movie. 

  • A novel adapted from a movie and illustrated with photographic stills taken from the film. Usage largely confined to the silent era of Hollywood. 

theatrical

noun
  • A commercially produced film to be shown in movie theaters. 

  • A stage performance, especially one by amateurs. 

adj
  • Fake and exaggerated. 

  • Of or relating to the theatre. 

How often have the words photoplay and theatrical occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )