drop scene

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The drop scene was used in the city’s only theater in the early 1800s to entertain audiences between shows in the early days of stage performances in New England.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2019

The drop scene was used in the city’s only theater in the early 1800s to entertain audiences between shows.

From Washington Times • Nov. 13, 2019

The rear was flooded with light, streaming in where the wall had been, and through open doors they saw the houses opposite filling in the background like the drop scene at a theater.

From Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California by Bonner, Geraldine

It comes at the beginning of a first series of pictures, or as a kind of drop scene between one series of pictures and another.

From Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death by Myers, F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry)

Seen from the road there was nothing striking in its appearance, but seen from the other side it was delightful, recalling the drop scene of a theater.

From An Adventure with a Genius by Ireland, Alleyne