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Theatre terms (equipment, staff, entertainments etc not names of theatres)
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Stuck on two -
12. Mayfair restaurant, fabulously expensive
20. Corded cloth
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I fess up to not having read your question thoroughly, bookwormer... on reflection would paduasoy fit? It's a strong corded or gros-grain silk fabric, much worn in the 18th c. by both sexes, of which POULT-DE-SOIE is the modern representative. It originated, apparently in Padua, Italy and is used for clothing but also curtains and hangings found in ornate theatres... somwhat of a stretch, probably... Padua also being the city used by Mr. Shakespeare for most of the location for Taming of the Shrew...
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