Rudolf Bing

There are two sighs of relief every night in the life of an opera manager. The first comes when the curtain goes up The second sigh of relief comes when the final curtain goes down without any disaster, and one realizes, gratefully, that the miracle has happened again.

Austrian Musician

Sarah Bernhardt

Once the curtain is raised, the actor is ceases to belong to himself. He belongs to his character, to his author, to his public. He must do the impossible to identify himself with the first, not to betray the second, and not to disappoint the third.

French Actress

Victoria Osteen

One of the most important things you can do in your life is to learn to pull back the curtain of fear so you can see it for what it really is - the enemy blowing a lot of smoke and pushing your buttons.

American Clergyman

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Blow the dust off the clock. Your watches are behind the times. Throw open the heavy curtains which are so dear to you - you do not even suspect that the day has already dawned outside.

Russian Author

Robert Caro

You come in off the street, through the doors of the theater. You sit down. The lights go down and the curtain goes up. And you're in another world.

American Writer

Ray McKinnon

I love telling stories, whether I'm the human instrument that helps tell that story, or I'm the man behind the curtain.

American Actor

James Stewart

I always stayed for the first curtain call and people always said, 'Who's that?' But this got me started in acting.

P. L. Travers

I think the idea of 'Mary Poppins' has been blowing in and out of me, like a curtain at a window, all my life.

Australian Writer

Madelaine Petsch

There's no perfect life. There's always something going on behind the curtain that people don't know about.

American Actress

Gennady Golovkin

Anytime a curtain closes forever, that's always sad news.

Kazakhstani Athlete

Curtains can be used to provide privacy by blocking the view from outside.

Privacy Function

Curtains can be used to control the amount of sunlight entering a room.

Light Control

In theatre, the movement of the curtain often indicates the beginning or end of a performance.

Showtime Indicator

The theatre curtain's opening or closing can create suspense or surprise.

Dramatic Impact

Curtain is often used to describe an obstruction or division between things, not just physically.

Metaphorical Use

Curtaining an area can simply mean to hang curtains for practical purposes like shading.

Practical Application

Curtain call is used beyond theatre to describe acknowledging someone's efforts or accomplishments.

Beyond Theatrical

The term 'final curtain' often signifies the end of a significant period or the life of a person.

End of an Era

 they have accents, they're not idiomatic. Suddenly these characters that you've fallen in love with become husks of themselves, they're shadows of themselves. To go into a culture and to only ever process people through that kind of skrim curtain is to never truly get the culture.

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 A girl reading a letter. A piano lesson. A portrait artist at work. These paintings give us a sense of intimacy while retaining their distance, a drawn curtain often emphasizes the separation. We can witness a milkmaid serenely pouring a bowl of milk, but that milk isn't for us.

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 Broadway you know behind the curtains are all the mechanisms to to make it run same with the diorama if you've been to our living room you'll notice that it actually looks like the end of the world looks like a disaster a disaster scene and this model is kind of funny it's

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 in addition to the reforestation efforts Co curtains have completely revamped their approach to farming and are now using renewable energy to charge portable household batteries proving that adapting to climate change doesn't have to lead to a less comfortable lifestyle

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 The periodic table is instantly recognizable. It's not just in every chemistry lab worldwide, it's found on t-shirts, coffee mugs, and shower curtains. But the periodic table isn't just another trendy icon. It's a massive slab of human genius,

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 that supports and moves the vocal cords, or, as they’re more accurately known, the vocal folds. Strung between the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages, these two muscles form an elastic curtain that opens and shuts across the trachea,

Why does your voice...

 unless you want to have a speed date with your toilet I advise you not to eat it there's algae that grows only under the ice and in some cases in these amazing curtains although this is much less common now as ocean chemistry has

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 The focus shifted from participation to performance, and the form acquired more theatrical trappings, such as professionally designed sets and a slightly raised platform or stage with curtains and wings.

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 helped stretch their back and leg muscles, and relieve some stress, too. So, it's not that Grizmo hates your couch, chair, ottoman, pillows, curtains, and everything else you put in her environment.

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 bit like a nice peaceful curtain draping over a window that's not moving. And instead, it looks like there's some sort of breeze gently fluttering that curtain.