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

Three petals of my roses have fallen," I replied, "and there they all three are by the arm-chair on the prompt side, and you fell on the O.P. side.

From My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt by Bernhardt, Sarah

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

She turned her back on all the amiable and intellectual babble, descended three steps on the prompt side, and opened a door.

From The Regent by Bennett, Arnold

I went downstairs, and waited on the prompt side.

From Not George Washington — an Autobiographical Novel by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)