House Curtain (House Tabs)
The main curtains between stage and audience, normally placed immediately behind the proscenium.
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House Lights
Lights used to illuminate the area where the audience sits.
House
The part of the theatre where the audience sits.
Hemps
The term is usually employed to signify lines used for flying scenery which are made from vegetable fibre as distinct from the steel wire ropes used in the counterweight system. Hemp lines are hauled up manually and tied off on a cleat on the fly rail. A hemp house is a stage equipped with these hand operated “hemp sets” and no counterweights.
