Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural Lights placed in a row along the front of a stage floor.
- noun plural The theater as a profession.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In theaters, a row of lights placed on the front of the stage, nearly on a level with the feet of the performers. Formerly called
floats .
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- noun Plural form of
footlight .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors
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Examples
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Being behind the footlights was a constant struggle.
Betty Bothroyd The Autobiography Bothroyd, Betty 1988
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Its rewards are abundant in friendships as well as in cash, and the happiness radiated to you from behind the footlights is the direct result of the happiness that permeates the very being of the smiling favorite of the gods whose efforts to please you have met with your approbation.
The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession Ned Wayburn
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The footlights are the equator of the theatre, separating the
Writing for Vaudeville Brett Page
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It is very sparsely furnished, but near the footlights is a large gilt couch, on which Isabelle is lying fast asleep.
The Days Before Yesterday Frederick Spencer Hamilton 1892
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a little too much to be drawing for Dickens and that the footlights are the illumination of his scenic world, has so remarkable a sense of
Picture and Text 1893 Henry James 1879
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And in front of that, the stage is dotted with footlights for added effect.
Standing Out Among the Wilde Scenery Pia Catton 2011
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Then I got to watch the third act from the footlights.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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People who find themselves in dire economic straits throughout America tomorrow may also be expected to turn to the red-curtained drama of mass violence in order to “send a message” across the footlights.
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From the footlights of Broadway to an ambulance in
Lance Mannion: 2010
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Then I got to watch the third act from the footlights.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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