A large wooden mobile frame raised and lowered[...]

Wilfred Granville

01/01/1912

Eng

A large wooden mobile frame raised and lowered by a winch, and counter-balanced. Large drop-scenes, panorama cloths, etc., are stretched on this frame by the scenic artiste who works on a catwalk built in front of the frame. In most theatres it is situated at the back of the stage, level with the fly-floor and is lit from the skylight above the grid.

Wilfred Granville, A dictionary of theatrical terms, Andre Deutsch, 01/01/1912, London
tipologia
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p. 131

Paint-frame (Eng)

winch, catwalk, frame, back of the stage, skylight, grid