concept
Curtain Call and Bouquet Tribute
curtain call
also: вызов, curtain calls
Repeated audience curtain calls, often accompanied by a decorated tribute bouquet with inscribed ribbons, were the standard measure of a Russian provincial audience's enthusiasm for a favorite performer.
Reading notes
- The Impresario Under the Sofa §27 called out eleven times and presented with a bouquet with ribbons
Repeated curtain calls (вызовы) and a decorated tribute bouquet with inscribed ribbons were the standard measures of a Russian provincial audience's enthusiasm for a favorite performer; eleven call-outs and a bouquet signal a triumphant reception, heightening the irony of Indyukov reneging on his bribe moments later.