English Dictionary

drop-scene

名詞

古語

(now rare) The curtain lowered in a theatre between the acts of a play, to allow for set changes etc.

日本語の意味

（今はほとんど使われない）劇場で、演劇の幕間にセットの変更などのために下ろされるカーテンのこと。

At the end of the first act, the drop-scene descended, giving the crew time to change the elaborate scenery.

第一幕の終わりに、幕が降りて舞台スタッフが豪華なセットを入れ替える時間ができた。

意味（1）

(now rare) The curtain lowered in a theatre between the acts of a play, to allow for set changes etc.

‘Well, I found myself seated in a horrid little private box, with a vulgar drop-scene staring me in the face.’

drop-scenes （ plural ）