safety curtain
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Despite its troubled history, the original safety curtain, which can still be seen outside of the opera season, seems to remain popular with some Austrians.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2022
An $8,000,000, 2,000-seat opera house is rich in red velvet, lush statuary, a Phantom-of-the-Opera chandelier, a 105 by 105 ft. stage with an electrically driven, concrete safety curtain.
From Time Magazine Archive
The safety curtain was lowered immediately, but not before the audience was seized with panic and the damage done.
From Time Magazine Archive
Between Acts II and III ten minutes and the safety curtain.
From The Brother of Daphne by Yates, Dornford
