curtain speech
the final speech of an act, scene, or play.
a brief speech by an actor, producer, author, or the like, immediately following a performance, usually delivered in front of the closed curtains on the stage.
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How to use curtain speech in a sentence
George Bernard Shaw's witticism when somebody in the gallery hissed while he was making a curtain speech has become famous.
The Footlights Fore and Aft | Channing PollockI used to shriek with laughter listening to his curtain speeches or, rather, his curtain speech.
Nat Goodwin's Book | Nat C. GoodwinWhat an unthinking person is the average front-of-the-curtain speech maker!
Nat Goodwin's Book | Nat C. GoodwinThe real author of our little comedy appears to make a curtain speech.
The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom | Hendrik Willem van LoonI recognized this deathless line as the curtain speech and crawled to my feet.
The Repairman | Harry Harrison
British Dictionary definitions for curtain speech
a talk given in front of the curtain after a stage performance, often by the author or an actor
the final speech of an act or a play
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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