a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance
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theatre curtain::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | theater curtain |
| Type of | curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall |
| Has types | safety curtain |
Examples of theatre curtain
theatre curtain
When the fossil record begins it is rather like a theatre curtain being pulled back to reveal a stage bursting with actors in the middle of a play.
From the independent.co.uk
Like the models sent by Vogue, they first had to climb the six flights of stairs to the spartan room in which he then positioned them in front of an old theatre curtain.
From the guardian.co.uk
Cameron brought me back to the theatre to see the curtain calls.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
When the curtain went up in the theatre, my heart sank.
From the telegraph.co.uk
As developed by Margo Jones, her theatre-in-the-round concept requires no stage curtain, little scenery and allows the audience to sit on all sides of the stage.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The award-winning film and theatre directors, both Royal Court alumni, have agreed to orchestrate an Olympic curtain-raiser to suit the way the nation sees itself today.
From the guardian.co.uk
After the stresses and disappointment of this effort James insisted that he would write no more for the theatre, but within weeks had agreed to write a curtain-raiser for Ellen Terry.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In 2007, Cheshire Architects was commissioned to design the new theatre but before construction started, an 11th-hour funding drama threatened to bring the curtain down.
From the nzherald.co.nz
There is the greeter in top hat and circus-master rig, the rows of theatre lights like an early Odeon, even a smart bar with another name secluded behind a curtain.
From the guardian.co.uk
