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curtain speech
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curtain speech
n.
A talk given in front of the curtain at the conclusion of a theatrical performance.

curtain speech
n
1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) a talk given in front of the curtain after a stage performance, often by the author or an actor
2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) the final speech of an act or a play


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The show was a success from the start, and by the time it reached Jackson, the demands for Russell to make curtain speeches had become so common that she frequently broke her own rule not to sing by performing one or two of her favorite songs.
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