dress the house

動詞

(theater) To position oneself, or others, so as to make the auditorium appear fuller than it really is.

日本語の意味

劇場などで、実際よりも会場が満席に見えるようにするために、自分や他の人を意図的に配置する行為。 / 空席を埋める目的で、人々を戦略的に配置し、観客数が多く見えるように仕向けること。

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Before the curtain rose, the ushers and a few friends would dress the house by filling the front rows to boost the atmosphere.

幕が上がる前に、案内係と数人の知人は客席を満員に見せるために前列を埋めて会場の雰囲気を盛り上げた。

詳細

意味（1）

(theater) To position oneself, or others, so as to make the auditorium appear fuller than it really is.

[…] to pay this tax through inviting a certain class of the public, who are always invited, to theatres of standing to dress the house.

詳細

dresses the house （ present singular third-person ）

dressing the house （ participle present ）

dressed the house （ participle past ）

dressed the house （ past ）