curtain-raiser

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim In a theater, an initial play, musical performance, etc., which precedes the main performance.

   “[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.”

2. isim A prelude or introduction to an activity or thing.

   “It is my opinion that your part in the affair is only a curtain-raiser to graver things.”