curtain speech in a sentence

Examples

1. Chambers, dressed in drag, delivered the standard curtain speech before the show to drum up subscriptions for the theater's season.
2. His opening night was distinguished by a rambling curtain speech and a well-intentioned-- if musically painful-- impromptu concert following the play.
3. The audience gave Burr a standing ovation, and the producer, Alexander H . Cohen, made a curtain speech lauding the actor's bravery.
4. Kaufman even took a role in the 1930 production, and made an opening night curtain speech in which he said the play was mostly Hart's.
5. Last season, 27 orchestra musicians made similar personal appeals during curtain speeches and raised more than $ 200, 000 in donations from 1, 200 individuals.
6. And the contributions of several cast and creative-team members whom Ms . Andrews singled out in her curtain speech on Wednesday were also judged Tony-unworthy.
7. The handsome production has been made possible, in large part, by the sponsorship of Aetna Inc ., and Byrd thanked Aetna in a curtain speech.
8. She points out that even the little curtain speech she gave at the end of " Proof " during Broadway's annual AIDS charity drive was an ordeal.
9. He includes a scene at the premiere of Wilde's " Importance of Being Earnest, " complete with the playwright's famous curtain speech ( Michael Culkin plays Wilde ).
10. For instance, whenever an actor or director makes a curtain speech at a local theater in Fort Worth and says, " You've been a great audience, " well, wow.