Refers to a pipe batten with electrical circuits for hanging lighting instruments. The "first stage electric" would be the first such batten suspended over the stage from the front of the stage, followed by the second stage electric and so-forth. The first house electric is the first such batten suspended over the audience from the front of the stage. At the Lyric we refer to the first house electric as the "main bar" or main batten. The first stage electric is referred to as the "front bar", with the second and third stage electrics being referred to as the "middle" and "back" bars, or battens.