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

Seen from the road there was nothing striking in its appearance, but seen from the other side it was delightful, recalling the drop scene of a theater.

From An Adventure with a Genius by Ireland, Alleyne

Suddenly this enchanting landscape seemed to rise swiftly upward, like the drop scene at a theater, and vanished in a blank.

From The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American by Hawthorne, Julian

It seems to me a queer moral for the urchins thick-packed and gazing at the drop scene.

From Sea and Sardinia by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)