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TORMENTORS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Theatre and Opera
- Showplaces and Facilities (Performing Arts)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tormentors 1, record 1, English, tormentors
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tormentor 2, record 1, English, tormentor
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The two perpendicular and movable screens that mask from the audience the spaces on each side between the downstage edges of a set and the proscenium arch. 1, record 1, English, - tormentors
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théâtre et Opéra
- Salles et installations de spectacles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- manteau d'Arlequin
1, record 1, French, manteau%20d%27Arlequin
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- draperie d'Arlequin 2, record 1, French, draperie%20d%27Arlequin
feminine noun
- cadre mobile 3, record 1, French, cadre%20mobile
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grande draperie peinte, presque toujours de couleur rouge, qui délimite l'ouverture de la scène et l'encadre, en quelque sorte, le rideau avant-scène. 4, record 1, French, - manteau%20d%27Arlequin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ouverture sur le public peut être réduite grâce au manteau d'Arlequin; celui-ci est constitué par des plans verticaux qui peuvent glisser latéralement [...], diminuant ainsi la largeur [...] de l'arc de scène. 3, record 1, French, - manteau%20d%27Arlequin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-10-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Showplaces and Facilities (Performing Arts)
- Theatre and Opera
- Scenic Design
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- teaser 1, record 2, English, teaser
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- proscenium border 1, record 2, English, proscenium%20border
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a short horizontal curtain(border) or flat... used to mask the flies and to frame the top of the inner stage opening... just behind the front curtain and just in front of the tormentors. 1, record 2, English, - teaser
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Salles et installations de spectacles
- Théâtre et Opéra
- Scénographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- couronnement
1, record 2, French, couronnement
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Châssis limitant la hauteur de l'ouverture de scène : sorte de linteau du manteau d'Arlequin. 2, record 2, French, - couronnement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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