Related Clues:

• Short beginning
• Plot introducer
• Proem
• Curtain-rising time
• One who runs the show
• Roastmaster
• Musician's lead-in
• Overture
• Emcee's job
• Start of a show
• When Hamlet sees his father's ghost
• Oscar host, e.g.
• Opening remark
• Play's start
• Theatrical kick-off