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Synonyms for footlights
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : foo t-lahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfʊtˌlaɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for footlights Other synonyms for the word footlights
- amphitheater
- arc light
- assembly hall
- auditorium
- barn
- boards
- Broadway
- carbon-arc lamp
- cinema
- climax
- coliseum
- concert hall
- dais
- deck
- drama
- dramatic art
- dramatics
- dramatization
- dramaturgy
- drive-in
- floodlight
- footlights
- frame
- hall
- hippodrome
- histrionic art
- histrionics
- histrionism
- Hollywood
- house
- house lights
- legit
- limelight
- locale
- mise en scène
- motion picture industry
- movie
- movie house
- oak
- odeum
- off-Broadway
- opera house
- play
- playhouse
- room
- scaffold
- scaffolding
- scenery
- setting
- show biz
- show business
- show hall
- showmanship
- site
- spotlight
- stage set
- stage show
- stagecraft
- staging
- tear-jerker
- television industry
- the boards
- the bright lights
- the footlights
- the stage
- the theater
- theater
- theater world
- theatre
- theatricals
- theatrics
- thespian art
- tragedy
- troupe
- TV industry
- vehicle
Définition of footlights
Origin :- 1836, from foot (of the stage) + light (n.).
- As in show business : noun the entertainment industry
- As in stage : noun theater platform; theater life
- As in theater/theatre : noun stage, building for performance
- As in klieg light : noun stage lights
- As in theater : noun stage
- As in theatre : noun business of plays
- As in drama : noun theatrical piece; acting
- But when the footlights are on and the limes are lit, you'd be surprised to see how fine it looks.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- Instead of screening him I had dragged him in front of the footlights.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- Bton in hand, he was bowing from his place before the footlights.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- He noticed it and became abashed—he, the hero of a hundred footlights.
- Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
- His face was in the sideway glare of the footlights which illumined the orchestra.
- Extract from : « An Old Meerschaum » by David Christie Murray
- I could tell that by the buzz that came over the footlights.
- Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
- The curtain is your background, while the footlights may stand for the surface of your wood.
- Extract from : « Wood-Carving » by George Jack
- The theater is darkened, the footlights are lowered, the prelude begins.
- Extract from : « Parsifal » by H. R. Haweis
- Your grandfather's quite right when he says you were born to the footlights.
- Extract from : « Quin » by Alice Hegan Rice
- There must also be sidelights, or the footlights will cast shadows.
- Extract from : « The Peace Egg and Other tales » by Juliana Horatia Ewing
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