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Definition of Curtain raising
1. Noun. The first performance (as of a theatrical production). "The opening received good critical reviews"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Curtain Raising
Literary usage of Curtain raising
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Survey of English Literature 1780-1880 by Oliver Elton (1920)
"The Pawnbroker's Daughter, a little ' curtain-raising' farce never acted, contains
a butcher who ..."
2. The Musical World (1882)
"The opera had a sympathetic reception, loud applause and much curtain-raising
following each act. — DT SCHUMANN'S FAUST. The directors of the Symphony ..."
3. Gaiety Chronicles by John Hollingshead (1898)
"According' to the great Irish mathematician—the O'Cocker— this makes twenty years'
curtain-raising in seventeen years—the lesser containing ..."
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