drop scene
Example Sentences
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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
We had a drop scene representing the Lower Lake of Killarney.
From The Life Story of an Old Rebel by Denvir, John
The drop scene fell amid loud applause, and lights flashed up about the house.
From The Man with the Double Heart by Hine, Muriel
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
