The musicians all bow at the same time not to be hit by the stage with a very theatrical effect.
I did not realize then the fullness of his love for theatrical effect.
The set seems to exist for its own theatrical effect.
He ran to the door quickly, and both sides opened as though for a theatrical effect.
The theatrical effect of likelihood was more important to him than historical truth per se.
He used a lot of theatrical effects to get attention.
We would think the whole had been fixed up for theatrical effect if there wasn't a dead man in the middle of it.
It was a brilliant use of a limited budget to telling theatrical effect.
Indeed, the house lights were turned off for theatrical effect.
But one never knows what a theatrical effect will look like until it comes to life - or dies - on the stage.