flyman


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flyman

(ˈflaɪmən)
n, pl -men
(Theatre) theatre a stagehand who operates the scenery, curtains, etc, in the flies
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Crane was at the gate, and the flyman had stood up on the box.
When the proof of that journey was obtained from the flyman, the evidence would be complete.
The flyman then legged it from the shop when he realised the game was up.
This transaction was arranged by David Metzger and Nate flyman.
Hyman, 2009), flyman's deep-rooted suspicions concerning meta-analytic reviews that followed the ganzfeld joint communique leads him to eschew them in favour of a single prospective study.
Others include Jimmy the Flyman, who is said to haunt the areas above the stage, Gordon the old Stage Door keeper and, perhaps the most unusual spirit, a little Pekinese dog believed to be the dog that Rino Pepi brought here in 1907 who has been seen running around the theatre.
"A Conversation About Regulatory Relief and the Community Bank," speech to the 24th Annual Flyman P.
His recent half-length defeat at Leicester suggests the ability is still there and this looks an ideal opportunity despite jockey bookings suggesting that Flyman is the yard's number one hope.
Sosman and Landis, an early adopter of counterweight technology, had developed a system in which the arbors were between the flyman and the stage.
Another Wise Kid isn't a blistering front-runner either, while Flyman is another who will feed off pace rather than create it.