English Dictionary

dress the house

verb

(theater) To position oneself, or others, so as to make the auditorium appear fuller than it really is.

She dressed the house with beautiful decorations.

意味（1）

(theater) To position oneself, or others, so as to make the auditorium appear fuller than it really is.

[…] to pay this tax through inviting a certain class of the public, who are always invited, to theatres of standing to dress the house.