Adelphi Rooms spike chart, final bow sightlines, 3 May 1909
Stage carpenter's blocking chart for The Painted Trapdoor, Act IV final tableau, marked for the Saturday benefit curtain.
White star: center-stage bow mark, six feet downstage of the terrace rail and inside the strongest front gas wash. From the dress circle, pit, and west boxes the mark reads as a single upright figure against the pale painted terrace backing.
Upper terrace: Cressida's last scripted entrance begins above the rail. The fourth terrace stone is marked trap, hinge to prompt side, painted to match the surrounding flags. Descent from terrace stone No. 4 to the side passage is hidden by the rail and by the cloak sweep if the performer turns downstage before the second curtain.
Sightline notes:
Pit: blue cloak and white throat cloth visible; face lost in front glare once hood is dropped.
Dress circle: white star, cloak line, and raised right hand visible; no reliable view of eyes, hairline, or mouth.
East boxes: upper terrace trap is hidden by rail return. Center star reads as costume shape, not person.
West boxes: sees the terrace turn and the bow, but the painted stone blends with flags after gas cue 87.
House note in pencil:
Audience can name Cressida from cloak, posture, and center call. Face view remains poor from all principal rows.
Margin check:
For first-call delay, hold the cloaked figure on the white star until applause covers terrace movement. Programme and call order must match the stage picture.