House!

Wilfred Granville

01/01/1912

Eng

Short for 'house-lights', the order from the stage manager to the electrician to black out the house just before the curtain goes up, and to bring the lights up at the end of an act when the curtain falls. In most theatres, however, there is a bell that communicates, from the prompt corner, with the electricians' perch.

Wilfred Granville, A dictionary of theatrical terms, Andre Deutsch, 01/01/1912, London
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p. 99

House (Eng)

House lights (Eng)

stage manager, curtain, bell, perch, electrician