[H]e had tried all kinds: comedy, tragedy, prose and verse, the light curtain-raiser, the short sharp drama, the bourgeoisrealistic and the lyrical-romantic.
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Curtain-raiser
Synonyms for "curtain-raiser" (3 found)
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Finnish
4 entries- alkusoitto noun (prelude or introduction to an activity or thing)
- esinäytös noun (that which precedes the main performance)
- esinäytös noun (prelude or introduction to an activity or thing)
- prologi noun (that which precedes the main performance)
German
1 entries- Vorspiel noun (that which precedes the main performance)
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“Capricious Maneuvers,” the eight-minute romp of a curtain raiser that Mr. Peck made for City Ballet’s 2013 Fall Gala, was fun.
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It is my opinion that your part in the affair is only a curtain-raiser to graver things.
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But the first foray by Russian strategic bombers into the Western hemisphere since the Cold War is simply the curtain raiser for joint naval maneuvers that will bring Russian warships into Venezuelan waters in November.
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