asbestos curtain
Example Sentences
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The big asbestos curtain hushed all that and the Metropolitan's regular season was ended.
From Time Magazine Archive
Flat against the stage side of the arch run the "house curtain" and the asbestos curtain that are raised at the beginning and lowered at the end of the performance.
From Writing for Vaudeville by Page, Brett
Eddie Foy shouted something about the asbestos curtain, and the firemen attempted to use it and the stage hands ran to his assistance.
From Chicago's Awful Theater Horror by Various
The witness testified that when he reached the stage after attending to his engines, the "asbestos" curtain was caught part way down.
From Chicago's Awful Theater Horror by Various
He flitted off, and the stage director leaned back against the asbestos curtain.
From The Little Warrior by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
