fly gallery

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noun Theater.

a narrow platform at the side of a stage from which ropes are manipulated to raise or lower scenery, battens, etc.

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Also called fly floor .

Origin of fly gallery

First recorded in 1885–90

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 Pollock
I heard it from a nook in the fly gallery, where I remained until the meeting was adjourned.
The Footlights Fore and Aft|Channing Pollock
The 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. Hopkins
The 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. Hopkins

Going 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