Sentence 1: Mitch stood by the stage and waited for his cue to raise the curtain. 
 Sentence 3: The overture finished and the director stood still 
 Sentence 4:  A moment later he gave Mitch a signal 
 Sentence 5:  Mitch pulled the cords and raised the stage curtain 
 Given Sentence 2: The director stood on the other side and looked at Mitch.