| 释义 |
down stage, down-stage, adv. Theatr.
[down prep. 3.]
At or towards the front of the stage. Also attrib. or as adj. Cf. upstage.
1898L. Merrick Actor-Manager 41 It [sc. her train] would fall ‘down stage’. 1933P. Godfrey Back-Stage i. 15 He examines these things for himself before returning to his position on the down-stage centre mark. 1936N. R. Smith All Star Cast 38 Verity came down-stage to the table. 1939L. Hellman Little Foxes i. 11 Downstage, right, are a high couch, a large table, several chairs. 1968Listener 18 July 72/1 Rather apart from the others..was Mr. Okara, advancing down stage to meet me with outstretched hand. |