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 frescoes are of the usual drop scene, barocco, academic kind, but where the damp has spared them they form an effective background.

From Ex Voto by Butler, Samuel

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

At night the façade behaves very oddly, for it becomes then as flat as a drop scene.

From A Wanderer in Venice by Morley, Harry