act-drop

Hilary_ trembles; so does the young lady, when she appears; and the agitation of all parties is only put an end to by the fall of the act-drop.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 2, 1841 Various

The wife jumps out of the box, and by her assistance a tableau is formed for the act-drop to fall to.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 23, 1841 Various

The act-drop fell, and male Denver, wrung to its religious deeps, went out to the rum-shop.

Lin McLean Owen Wister 1899

When the act-drop fell, after the speech of Shylock to Antonio, his success was assured, and his fellow-actors, who had avoided him, now seemed disposed to congratulate him; but he shrank from their approaches.

The Drama Henry Brodribb Irving 1894

And here it might be thought that my history ended; but not so, this was an act-drop and not the curtain.

Across the Plains: With Other Memories and Essays 1892

When the act-drop rose on act two, Mr. Receiver-General was in office under the Parliament.

The Little Manx Nation - 1891 Hall Caine 1892

The act-drop had now descended, the lights were turned on to their full power, and Orange, following the direction of Reckage's gaze, saw, in the last row of the stalls, a large man about nine-and-thirty with an emotional, nervous face, a heavy beard, and dense black hair.

Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange John Oliver Hobbes 1886

And here it might be thought that my history ended; but not so, this was an act-drop and not the curtain.

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) Robert Louis Stevenson 1872

But I would not have this, I declared he must paint bigger ones than ever, and what would he think of beginning upon an act-drop for a proposed vast theatre at Tavistock House?

The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete John Forster 1844

Wednesday night's music in a concatenation accordingly, and jolly little polkas and quadrilles between the pieces, always beginning the moment the act-drop is down.

The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1 (of 3), 1833-1856 Charles Dickens 1841