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main theatre became unattractive to those members of the profession working on large-scale events and others who felt that it was a diminishing part of modern theatre. The phrase "main theatre" lacked significance for those institutions that had a single traditional stage only. By the end of the 20th century the term "main stage" was well established as a description of traditional western theatres and the productions performed in them.
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were built on the proscenium model. With the growth of studio theatres from the 1920s and their increasing adoption by traditional theatres as an ancillary space for smaller productions, theatrical management began to differentiate between its "main theatre" and "studio theatre." The concept of the
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from customers either while on stage or after the dancer has finished a stage show and is mingling with the audience. A customary tip (where customers can do so at the stage) is a dollar
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and to the productions performed in that space. Mainstage theatre has been historically distinguished from smaller-scale
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are constructed around well known main stage acts and lesser known musicians and bands on
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is also used to describe the performance space with the largest audience capacity at a
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is also a popular form of strip club staging for its main stage.
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The most common type of strip club main stage is the
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refers to the largest or most prestigious space of a
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