fly gallery
nounTheater.
a narrow platform at the side of a stage from which ropes are manipulated to raise or lower scenery, battens, etc.
Origin of fly gallery
1First recorded in 1885–90
- Also called fly floor .
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How to use fly gallery in a sentence
The little balcony fastened to the wall at one side of the stage or another is the "fly gallery."
The Footlights Fore and Aft | Channing PollockI heard it from a nook in the fly gallery, where I remained until the meeting was adjourned.
The Footlights Fore and Aft | Channing PollockThe border lights are usually maintained at a height just above the first fly gallery.
Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography | Albert A. HopkinsThe organ itself is fixed in the first fly gallery on the right, but it may be played from any part of the stage.
Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography | Albert A. HopkinsGoing up several flights of stone stairs, the visitor arrives at the first fly gallery.
Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography | Albert A. Hopkins
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