source

A dictionary of theatrical terms

author

Wilfred Granville

url

https://ia801608.us.archive.org/0/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.458764/2015.458764.A-Dictionary-Of-Theatrical-Terms.pdf

attributi numerazione fonte

(empty)

publisher/institution

Andre Deutsch

city of edition

London

date

01/01/1912

type of source

disciplinary area

language

Eng

extracts from the source

Wilfred Granville, In front of the FOOTLIGHTS in a theatre;[...], Before the lights

Wilfred Granville, The apron in front of the stage is[...], Black

Wilfred Granville, Ultra violet light (an eletrician's term).[...], Black Light

Wilfred Granville, The cue black out in a light plot[...], Black out

Wilfred Granville, A music hall act by the genuine or[...], Black turn

Wilfred Granville, Black velvet curtains, borders, and wings used in[...], Blacks

Wilfred Granville, Sheets of blue paper that are pasted over[...], Blanking paper

Wilfred Granville, An electrician's adjective to describe any uneven lighting[...], Blobby

Wilfred Granville, The lamp on the stage director's table, or[...], Board-light

Wilfred Granville, A spotlight lantern that concentrates light on an[...], Bon bon

Wilfred Granville, A mounting for spot, or flood-lights which can[...], Boomerang

Wilfred Granville, Footlights, ground rows, backing lights, cyclorama floodlights, etc.,[...], Bottom lighting

Wilfred Granville, To switch on stage lighting that has been[...], Bring in

Wilfred Granville, A cluster of lights in a wing or[...], Bunch lights

Wilfred Granville, To dim out the house lights just before[...], Check the house

Wilfred Granville, A circuit of white, amber, blue, or pink[...], Colour circuit

Wilfred Granville, A permanent cyclorama is a domed wall at[...], Cyclorama

Wilfred Granville, Short for CYCLORAMA.[...], Cyke

Wilfred Granville, A theatre is said to be dark when[...], Dark

Wilfred Granville, Many leading actors prefer to have their evening[...], Dark-blue evening dress

Wilfred Granville, An electric circuit which has failed. (2) A[...], Dead

Wilfred Granville, Short for Dead Black Out, a direction on[...], D.B.O.

Wilfred Granville, An apparatus that facilitates changes of colour in[...], Delicolour controller

Wilfred Granville, To check the lights on the stage or[...], Dim

Wilfred Granville, The electrician’s word for a rheostat or ‘resistance’.[...], Dimmer

Wilfred Granville, A small trap in the stage floor hiding[...], Dip

Wilfred Granville, Those that sink into a well and are[...], Disappearing footlights

Wilfred Granville, That part of a cyclorama which curves over[...], Dome

Wilfred Granville, The main lighting on the setting.[...], Dominant lighting

Wilfred Granville, They produce rain, snow, lightning, clouds, sea waves,[...], Effect projectors

Wilfred Granville, Mascara used in stage make-up for darkening eye-lashes.[...], Eye-black

Wilfred Granville, The official in charge of the fire regulations[...], Fire commissioner

Wilfred Granville, The conventional backing for a stage fireplace, painted[...], Fireplace backing

Wilfred Granville, To paint scenery and inflammable furniture, properties, etc.,[...], Fireproof

Wilfred Granville, A chemical substance through which is passed an[...], Flash powder

Wilfred Granville, The narrow trough in front of the stage[...], Footlight well

Wilfred Granville, The row of lights at the foot of[...], Footlights

Wilfred Granville, A square of frosted gelatine which is placed[...], Frost

Wilfred Granville, Every light on the plot brought in at[...], Full up of lights

Wilfred Granville, Colour 'mediums' in frames that slide over footlight[...], Gelatine

Wilfred Granville, The stage. 'How long have you been on[...], Green

Wilfred Granville, Green lime, please!, Green lime

Wilfred Granville, The stage curtain.[...], Green rag

Wilfred Granville, A retiring, or waiting, room at the side[...], Green room

Wilfred Granville, Lights checked to half power. When the light[...], Half up

Wilfred Granville, In make up, to accentuate cheekbones and other[...], Highlight

Wilfred Granville, Are used for lighting the CYCLORAMA.[...], Horizontal floods

Wilfred Granville, This is usually marked on the stage, and[...], Horizontal line of sight

Wilfred Granville, An eye-lash cosmetic that has to be heated[...], Hot-black

Wilfred Granville, A bright spot in an area of uneven[...], Hot spot

Wilfred Granville, House!, House

Wilfred Granville, All lights in front of the curtain which[...], House lights

Wilfred Granville, Light circuits that, by virtue of their functions[...], Indipendents

Wilfred Granville, A dimming of lights. Do not confuse with[...], Light check

Wilfred Granville, A primitive but most effective method of creating[...], Lightning sticks

Wilfred Granville, The limelight. Lime light provided by the juice[...], Lime juice

Wilfred Granville, Is in charge of the limes, and carbon[...], Limelight man

Wilfred Granville, Short for limelights.[...], Limes

Wilfred Granville, A line taken from any angle in the[...], Line of sight

Wilfred Granville, The act of preparing for an appearance on[...], Make-up

Wilfred Granville, To set a scene in accordance with the[...], Mask in

Wilfred Granville, Holds the gelatine filter in front of the[...], Medium frame

Wilfred Granville, Name in lights, have one's, Name in lights

Wilfred Granville, An act is said to open in a[...], Open in a black-out

Wilfred Granville, A large wooden mobile frame raised and lowered[...], Paint-frame

Wilfred Granville, Platforms on which the electricians work the switchboards.[...], Perches

Wilfred Granville, To narrow the beam light from a 'spot'[...], Pin-Point

Wilfred Granville, The narrow beam of a spotlight.[...], Pin spot

Wilfred Granville, Such lights in various parts of a theatre[...], Police lights

Wilfred Granville, Is used to tone down grease-paint make-up, and[...], Powder

Wilfred Granville, One allowing of the pre-selection of circuits so[...], Pre-set board

Wilfred Granville, A spotlight, or lime, used specifically for the[...], Projector

Wilfred Granville, To reduce lighting to the bare essentials at[...], Rest lights

Wilfred Granville, A light batten supporting a four-sided magazine compartment[...], Revolving batten

Wilfred Granville, To place spotlights, flood, lighting towers, lenghts, etc.,[...], Rig lights

Wilfred Granville, In many theatres there is a light warning-signal[...], Ring up/down

Wilfred Granville, The electrician and his 'boys' light the scenes[...], Set lights

Wilfred Granville, Curtain, or any warnings given by light, or[...], Signals

Wilfred Granville, The nickname for any one of the electrician's[...], Sparks

Wilfred Granville, The TUMBLER batten on which the spotlight lanterns[...], Spot bar

Wilfred Granville, A frosted gelatine with a hole in the[...], Spot frost

Wilfred Granville, Is a line from the grid to the[...], Spot-line

Wilfred Granville, A lens attached to a spot-lantern to intensify[...], Spotting-attachment

Wilfred Granville, To enlarge the diameter of a spotlight beam.[...], Spread

Wilfred Granville, The light battens, spot- and floodlighting, acting area[...], Top lighting

Wilfred Granville, A cloth painted on lines of scrim so[...], Transparency

Wilfred Granville, The old-fashioned type of footlight container. It was[...], Trough

Wilfred Granville, Lighting using the maximum output of any source[...], Ultra-violet

Wilfred Granville, A portion of gauze-covered cloth which, when illuminated[...], Vision

Wilfred Granville, Warning, and go, Warning and go

Wilfred Granville, Mascara, a cosmetic for eyelashes. Water must be[...], Water black

Wilfred Granville, Lights units mounted on telescopic stands placed in[...], Wing floods

Wilfred Granville, A pilot light, or a single batten, used[...], Working light