some help please

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some help please
good night everybody !hehe:)
i just want to ask a question .sorry ,i' m cynthia.
" they shouted,laughed and cried,ate oranges,and called for more."how is the "ate orange"?the sentence come from the > ,in this book ,it means"这些戏剧大收欢迎,也一度令观众狂喜大悲,不过他们都希望能看到更多的戏剧",but what is "ateorange "mean ?
thanks

does it mean the sorrow they suffers?