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noun

Proscenium n. (pl. proscenia)

(Anc. Theater) The part where the actors performed; the stage.

(Modern Theater) The part of the stage in front of the curtain; sometimes, the curtain and its framework.

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Etymology of 'Proscenium'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Proscenium" Quotes from Famous Books

... received? Then in the perfect freedom of privacy he said repeatedly, "My wife! my good Louise! Truly, she should be well satisfied." The truth is, that the desire to see the Emperor at the theater was so great in Paris, that as he always took his place in the box at the side, opening on the proscenium, each time that he made his appearance there the boxes situated on the opposite side of the hall were rented at incredible figures, and even the uppermost tiers were preferred to those from which they could not see him easily. No one who lived in ...

— The Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete • Constant

... bed and sat down in an armchair, while his mind reverted to more pleasant topics. He pictured to himself his father's store underneath what the townspeople called the opera house. He saw again that dingy little hall, with its small proscenium opening guarded by a frayed old curtain, and he smiled as he remembered the landscape it bore. With the sophistication of his race he had enjoyed many a good laugh at the performance that had evoked the tears of his fellow townsmen. What Rubes they were, to be sure! And yet, what good fellows ...

— Abe and Mawruss - Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter • Montague Glass

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