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Screen separating the stage from the auditorium. It was introduced into European theatres with the advent of enclosed theatre buildings in the 16th and 17th centuries. In the English theatre ...

From: Curtain in The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre »

Subjects: Performing arts — Theatre

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date: 05 December 2024

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