Definition of Curtain raising

1. Noun. The first performance (as of a theatrical production). "The opening received good critical reviews"

Exact synonyms: Opening, Opening Night
Generic synonyms: Start
Derivative terms: Opening

Lexicographical Neighbors of Curtain Raising

curtailing
curtailment
curtailments
curtails
curtain
curtain-call
curtain-raise
curtain-twitcher
curtain-twitchers
curtain call
curtain calls
curtain coating
curtain lecture
curtain off
curtain raiser
curtain raising (current term)
curtain ring
curtain twitcher
curtain twitchers
curtained
curtaining
curtainless
curtainlike
curtains
curtainwall
curtainwalls
curtal
curtal friar
curtalax
curtalaxe

Literary usage of Curtain raising

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Survey of English Literature 1780-1880 by Oliver Elton (1920)
"The Pawnbroker's Daughter, a little ' curtain-raising' farce never acted, contains a butcher who ..."

2. The Musical World (1882)
"The opera had a sympathetic reception, loud applause and much curtain-raising following each act. — DT SCHUMANN'S FAUST. The directors of the Symphony ..."

3. Gaiety Chronicles by John Hollingshead (1898)
"According' to the great Irish mathematician—the O'Cocker— this makes twenty years' curtain-raising in seventeen years—the lesser containing ..."

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