Word: curtain
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...this theatre, the inner, outer, and upper stages were developed from existing conditions, the gallery and a small roof protecting the players from the rain. Three curtains were used, the "travers," which separated the inner from the outer stage, the "arras," which concealed the entrances to the inner stage, and a long curtain drawn across the upper stage or gallery...
Twenty-eight men are now working as candidates for the annual French play in December, and are being coached daily by Professor Bernard. It has been decided to omit the curtain-raiser. "Les Fourberies de Nerine," by de Banville, and to give merely the main play, "Le Barbier de Seville," by Beau-marchais. It contains nine parts, but the provisional assignments are not yet complete. The special copy of the music, and the prompt book, prepared for the Comedie Francaise, are now being used by Professor Bernard...
...meeting of the Cercle Francais, last night, it was decided to give a curtain raiser, "Lee Fourberies de Nerine," by Theodore de Banville, at the same time with "Le Barbier de Seville," some time next December. Parts for both plays were provisionally assigned and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, F. B. Thomson 1L.; vice-president, E. C. Edson '04; secretary, K. H. Gibson '04: treasurer, W. Field...
...Curtain rises after chant to Sun God revealing Shrine of the Sacred Cat in the Himalaya Mountains. The dance of Idols. Entrance of Prince and Boston travellers (H. L. Riker '03, R. w. Child '03, G. O. Winston '04). Capture of Cat. Awakening of guards. "Guard song and dance." Drinking of sleeping potion left by fakirs. Entrance of Vizier and Ministers. Disappearance of cat. Song by Prince Idols and chorus, "My Hindu Unda." Entrance of Rao Final chorus, Rao (R. Inglis '03) and soldiers, "We're a very brutal crew." Tableaux...
...Yale Dramatic Association will this year give another performance of Elizabethan drama. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings of this week Sheridan's "Critic" and Townley's "High Life Below Stairs," a curtain raiser, will be performed at the Hyperion Theatre, New Haven. Several members of the Harvard Faculty have been invited to attend...