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Restoration Theatre · English Literature

In a Restoration playhouse, the 'Apron' referred to:

  1. The garment worn by the orange-selling girls in the pit
  2. The part of the stage extending forward past the proscenium
  3. The curtain drawn across the stage to hide scene changes
  4. The sunken area where the orchestra was positioned below stage
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Correct answer: The part of the stage extending forward past the proscenium

The apron was the section of the Restoration stage that projected forward past the proscenium arch into the audience area. It allowed actors to maintain close contact with the audience for intimate soliloquies and asides, preserving some of the intimacy of Elizabethan thrust stages.

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