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

Behind them were the clumps of cypress trees which framed a vista of endless wooden garden and formed their drop scene.

From Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches by Baring, Maurice

Nay, when I look upon the drop scene at the St. James's Theatre, I ask myself if the deterioration has not already set in.

From Better Dead by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

We had a drop scene representing the Lower Lake of Killarney.

From The Life Story of an Old Rebel by Denvir, John