In one room, the painting itself will be bathed in changing light and "swathed in red theatrical curtains," Mr. Greenaway said.

The whole gives the impression of a brilliant theatrical curtain.

Do you build heavy theatrical curtains every time?

Ms. McCarthy seemed to acknowledge the theatrical curtain that is a ubiquitous part of Capitol politics when she looked down the phone list and smiled mischievously at her colleagues.

Partially hidden by the extensive theatrical red curtain that falls from the roof there is a balcony where a band plays a concert.

Then there was its classic premise: a comic peek behind the theatrical curtain.

In a modern chalet set in woodland, the firm makes theatrical curtains for hundreds of theaters in cities around the world.

Clearing and clouding over several times a day, the sky first reveals and then obscures the mountains, like some cosmic theatrical curtain rising and falling.

Among computer professionals, I have found a surprising nostalgia for the vanishing mechanical booths, with their tidy X's and gloriously theatrical curtains.

One reason may be that besides cowprint stools and cushions, the Sunburnt Cow has heavy theatrical curtains to muffle the noise from inside.