bring down curtain

"Shoddy way to bring down curtain on a high-class act," says the Times, who reckon "Capello's judgment and management skills were called into further question" by the sorry episode.

Add one well-tried effective dramatic situation to bring down curtain on penultimate Act, and there's a stage-dish to set before the appreciative B. P., if only it can be presented to them effectively garnished by a clever and popular Manager at a first-class theatre.