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 arrangement is somewhat like that followed in many modern melodramas, where a scene not requiring properties is acted in front of a drop scene while scenery is being set behind.
From An Introduction to Shakespeare by H. N. MacCracken
At night the façade behaves very oddly, for it becomes then as flat as a drop scene.
From A Wanderer in Venice by Harry Morley
Through the centre of the rear drop scene is seen a small chamber in which is a suit of armor standing upright.
From Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. by Ellis Stanton
