curtain speech: Meaning and Definition of

cur'tain speech"

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— Theat. Theat.
  1. the final speech of an act, scene, or play.
  2. a brief speech by an actor, producer, author, or the like, immediately following a performance, usually delivered in front of the closed curtains on the stage.
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