footlights

IPA: fˈʊtɫaɪts

Root Word: Footlights

Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club, commonly referred to simply as the Footlights, is an amateur theatrical club in Cambridge, England, founded in 1883 and run by the students of Cambridge University.
a 1921 American silent film romantic drama directed by John S. Robertson.

Examples of "footlights" in Sentences

From the footlights of Broadway to an ambulance in
Being behind the footlights was a constant struggle.
Then I got to watch the third act from the footlights.
The footlights are the equator of the theatre, separating the
And in front of that, the stage is dotted with footlights for added effect.
It is very sparsely furnished, but near the footlights is a large gilt couch, on which Isabelle is lying fast asleep.
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
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.
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.