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Before the Show #2

The unique "act drop" of the Gaiety Theatre & Opera House in Douglas. Act drops like this (essentially a huge painting on canvas or wood) were used in the Victorian era to give audiences something to look at before a show. They were changed monthly, quarterly or annually. This one is said to be the last in the world still in situ.

 

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Uploaded on July 20, 2012
Taken on July 14, 2012