prompt side

or prompt-side

noun

, Theater.

the part of the stage that in the U.S. is to the right and in Britain to the left as one faces the audience. : P.S.

prompt side

theatre the side of the stage where the prompter is, usually to the actor's left in Britain and to his right in the United States

First recorded in 1830–40

She turned her back on all the amiable and intellectual babble, descended three steps on the prompt side, and opened a door.

In an upper box on the prompt side he saw the dark face and eager eyes of the Rajah of Ahbad.

And from the scenery on the prompt side there curled lazily across the stage a black wisp of smoke.

Some say it is the prompt side that casts the evil spell, while others contend that it is the opposite side.

A rope dangled at the prompt-side, and near a steep flight of stairs which led to a dressing room.

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