prompt side

American  

Or prompt-side

noun

Theater.

1. the part of the stage that in the U.S. is to the right and in Britain to the left as one faces the audience. P.S.

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prompt side British  

noun

1. theatre the side of the stage where the prompter is, usually to the actor's left in Britain and to his right in the United States

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Etymology

Origin of prompt side

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

But she and others are concerned that targeting human proteins could prompt side effects.

From Science Magazine • May 23, 2023

In the wings, on the prompt side, could be discerned the flannel-clad forms of the gentlemanly members of the male ensemble, all dressed up for Mrs. Stuyvesant van Dyke's tennis party.

From Jill the Reckless by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

The box was on the prompt side of the house, and was the best that influence and money could secure.

From The Red Rat's Daughter by Boothby, Guy

It was not very light, but Nicholas found himself close to the first entrance on the prompt side, among bare walls, dusty scenes, mildewed clouds, heavily daubed draperies, and dirty floors.

From Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles

You, Mignon, you'll do me the pleasure of staying over here on the prompt side, and you, Fauchery, if you leave the O.P. side I'll chuck you out of the theater.

From Four Short Stories By Emile Zola by Zola, Émile