Quiz J (10)

Question 1

Jury

Answer 1

A first night audience. A slang expression.

Night Jury

Question 2

Juvenile

Answer 2

Player of youthful male parts, up to the age of 25.

Youthful

Question 3

Keeper or S-hook

Answer 3

Strap iron shaped into a double hook. One side of the hook is placed over a toggle bar and a stiffening batten is placed in the other side of the hook, Used in bracing scenery.

Strap irion shaped (SiS)
Toggle hook
Brace keeper

Question 4

Keystone

Answer 4

A piece of 1/4” plywood 8’’ long, tapered from 4’’ wide at one end to 2 3/4’'’at the other. Used for joining butt joints between stiles and toggle bars.

1/4’’
plywood
joining butts

Question 5

Kill

Answer 5

To eliminate a piece of scenery or property from a set.

elimination

Question 6

Knockout

Answer 6

A sure-fire hit

Knockout hit

Question 7

Lean line

Answer 7

A length of 1/2’’ sash cord used to lace two flats together.

Lean sash cord

Question 8

Lash-line cleat

Answer 8

Metal cleats attached to the inner edges of flat stiled to engage the lashline when flats are to be joined by lashing.

INNER
attached to the inner edges

Question 9

Leash-Line Eye

Answer 9

A metal cleat fitted with a ring at one end and drills to receive a screw on the other. Provides a method of attaching a lash line to a flat. Line is passed through the ring and knotted.

fitted with a ring
lash line flat
ring and knotted

Question 10

Lash-Line Hook

Answer 10

A strap of metal drilled to receive two screws and, with a hook formed at one end. Used as a substitute for standard lash cleats when the latter cannot be used.

Drilled to receive two screws
Sub for lash cleats

Question 11

left wing drama

Answer 11

A play of social consciousness.

Social left

Question 12

Lengthwise batten

Answer 12

The outside framing members that extend the full length of either a roll or a book ceiling.

BOOKWISE
roll book ceiling

Question 13

Levels

Answer 13

Acting area placed higher than stage level

stage levels

Question 14

Lift Jack

Answer 14

A device used for shifting scenery. A lever lifts the weight of the scenery onto castors so that it can be rolled.

shifting scenery
lever lifts

Question 15

Light bridge

Answer 15

A metal framework about 2’ wide, located upstage from the proscenium arch and extending a few feet past the limits of the arch on each side. It is suspended from the counter-weight system so that it can be raised and lowered. On it are mounted spotlights and other lighting equipment.

Metal framework 2’ wide

Spotlights

Question 16

Linen canvas

Answer 16

The best, and most, expensive, material for covering flat frames,

Coverig flst frames

Question 17

Line of business

Answer 17

Type of roles in which an actor may specialize.

Business roles

Question 18

Lines

Answer 18

Speeches in a play

Question 19

Loading platform

Answer 19

A metal gallery supported by the grid. It provides a working platform where counterweights can be loaded into the arbors.

Metal gallery

Question 20

Locking rail

Answer 20

A metal framework bolted to the wall and floor along one side wall of the stage house. On it are the rope locks of the counterweight system.

Bolted to the wall
locking counterweight

Question 21

Loft block

Answer 21

A single grooved wheel mounted in a metal housing and bolted to the grid. Over these wheels runs the ropes or cables of the flying system.

Single grooved
flying system

Question 22

Marquisette

Answer 22

A sheer, somewhat lustrous, cotton netting.

sette=netting

Question 23

Mask

Answer 23

To conceal from the view of the audience any part of the stage not meant to be seen.

conceal dont feel
dont let it showwwwww~

Question 24

Masking

Answer 24

Placing either framed or unframed scenery in a position to prevent the audience from seeing the backstage area.

Hiding the backstage

Question 25

Masque

Answer 25

Early dramatic presentation of mythology.

Mythology