back-cloth star

back-cloth star

An actor or performer who takes the focus of the audience away from the other actors on stage by positioning him- or herself in such a way that the other actors' backs are to the audience. Everyone said after the show that his performance was riveting, but to be honest, I think he's just a back-cloth star. He made it so he was the only one we could ever see!
See also: star
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • cloth
  • hiss
  • hiss (someone) off (the stage)
  • hiss off
  • warm someone up
  • boo (one) off (the) stage
  • boo off the stage
  • hoot (one) down
  • hoot off the stage
  • howl down