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Definition of Proscenium wall

1. Noun. The wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Proscenium Wall

Literary usage of Proscenium wall

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Architectural Iron and Steel: And Its Application in the Construction of by William Harvey Birkmire (1892)
"Doorways through proscenium wall, Doors of Iron and Wood.—All doorways or openings through the proscenium wall, in every tier, shall have doors of iron or ..."

2. Dramatic and Musical Law: Being a Digest of the Law Relating to Theatres and by Albert Ambrose Strong (1898)
"Not more than three openings shall be formed in the proscenium wall, exclusive of the proscenium opening. No such opening shall exceed 3 feet in width and 6 ..."

3. Architectural Iron and Steel, and Its Application in the Construction of by William Harvey Birkmire (1891)
"proscenium wall Girder, etc.—Above the proscenium opening there shall be an iron girder covered with fire-proof materials to protect it from the heat. ..."

4. Building Code ...: 1914-1927 by Industrial Commission of Wisconsin (1914)
"proscenium wall AND CURTAIN. Order 5523. Wall. The stage of every theater shall be separated from the auditorium by a brick or monolithic concrete wall at ..."

5. National Building Code by American Insurance Association, National Board of Fire Underwriters (1909)
"... or other fireproof material approved by the Commissioner of Buildings, overlapping the brick proscenium wall at each side not less than twelve inches, ..."

6. Fire Insurance Inspection & Underwriting by Charles Carroll Dominge, W. O. Lincoln (1920)
"proscenium wall—This separates the stage, the real hazard of a theatre, ... The proscenium wall (between the stage and auditorium) should be of brick, ..."

7. Cyclopedia of Fire Prevention and Insurance: A General Reference Work on (1912)
"No doorway or opening through the proscenium wall, from the auditorium, shall be allowed above the level of the first floor; and such first-floor openings ..."

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