HI Bill-
Yes- the Premier Curtain pull transition works well both opening and closing (reverse in the edit transition mode). I have some really attractive digital images of curtains that I would be happy to share if you'd like a "real" curtain to open- the combination of that transition, with a curtain graphic, is really cool. I did a whole slideshow for a girl's Bat Mitavah with a theater theme, and I used that look for every new chapter. Let me know if you'd like, and I could e-mail them to you.
Gail