curtain speech
Americannoun
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the final speech of an act, scene, or play.
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a brief speech by an actor, producer, author, or the like, immediately following a performance, usually delivered in front of the closed curtains on the stage.
noun
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a talk given in front of the curtain after a stage performance, often by the author or an actor
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the final speech of an act or a play
Example Sentences
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“We couldn’t fit it into one year,” Janet Eilber, the company’s artistic director, said in a curtain speech, adding, “We’re feeling pretty spry for our age.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
Artistic director Danny Feldman noted in his curtain speech how rare it is to experience a show of this scale in a house as relatively intimate as Pasadena Playhouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
“We have a red velvet curtain, a curtain speech, a parlor song. To show dada smashing expectations, you have to establish the expectations first.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2016
They offered public-broadcasting-pledge-week-like rewards to donors: $1, you get a mention in their curtain speech; $18, you get a poster.
From Chicago Tribune ● Mar. 9, 2011
All this time the tooth is still offering resistance, and eventually the dentist comes out in front once more and makes a little curtain speech to you.
From Cobb's Anatomy by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)
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