A common informal term for stage curtains, particularly the main front curtain (the "house tabs" or "main tabs") and the curtains hanging in the wings ("tab tracks"). The term derives from "tableau curtains," which were drawn to the sides to reveal a stage picture. "In tabs" means performing in front of a closed curtain, often while a set change happens behind—a technique common in pantomime and variety.
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