| 单词 | olio curtain |
| 释义 | > as lemmasolio curtain d. In a theatre: a painted curtain let down to shield the stage from the view of the audience (= drop n. 16), in front of which comedy or variety acts are performed; a curtain behind the drops which performs the same function. Also olio curtain. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > curtain curtain1598 drop1781 iron curtain1794 green curtain1805 greeny1821 tableau curtain1830 drop-curtain1832 rag1848 hipping1858 cloth1881 safety curtain1881 asbestos curtain1890 olio1923 tab1929 sail curtain1941 iron1951 swag1959 1923 N.Y. Times 7 Oct. ix. 2/1 Olio, drop curtain clear across the stage working flat against the tormentors..the background for acts ‘in one’. 1923 N.Y. Times 7 Oct. ix. 2/1 One—The front section of the stage between the tormentors and the proscenium arch—it is backed by the olio drop when acts work ‘in one’. 1928 Amer. Speech 4 68 Behind these drops..are the oleos, or act-curtains. These..are used for small vaudeville acts... Such acts..are termed oleo acts, or acts in one. 1951 A. Green & J. Laurie Show Biz 570/1 Olio, scenery, in front of which an act, generally a ‘sidewalk comedy’ team performs; also specialties performed between acts in burlesque. 1981 D. Potter Pennies from Heaven viii. 47 As Arthur's suspicious frown was chased off his face, it was as though an olio curtain had crashed to the floor. 2000 C. V. Hill Brotherhood in Rhythm 87 The second part's variety section, or olio, took place downstage in front of the olio curtain. < as lemmas |
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