Estratto

Such lights in various parts of a theatre[...]

data

01/01/1912

lingua

Eng

citazione

Such lights in various parts of a theatre as, by the law of the land, must be kept alight during the performance; e.g. exit lights, which are known in the theatre as 'panic lights' because the prevent panic in the case of electric light failure.

fonte

Wilfred Granville, A dictionary of theatrical terms, Andre Deutsch, 01/01/1912, London
tipologia Dizionari/enciclopedie
ambito Arti performative

dettagli

p. 139

voce

Police lights (Eng)

keywords

exit lights, panic lights, electric light, failure