His book is a repository of theatrical information, but the great part of it of more absorbing concern for the manager's-room or the stage-door than, say, the dress circle.
Imagine it filled with people from foot-lights to the last row in the topmost gallery—orchestra, dress circle, and balconies—a huge uprising, semicircular bowl, lined with human beings.
In those days the theatre had no stalls, so we sat in the front row of the dress circle, Tom having in his modesty refused a box.
One bar is generally just opposite the entrance to the dress circle, an arrangement which is particularly annoying to ladies.
The first level is usually called the dress circle or grand circle.
Farley ordered one last inspection of the dress circle, but saw no activity.
Such theatres would have a dress circle and stalls, as well as bars and so on.
