footlights

footlights
footlights [foot′līts΄]
pl.n.
a row of lights along the front of a stage at the actors' foot level, formerly common in stage lighting
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the footlights
the theater, or acting as a profession

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foot·lights (fo͝otʹlīts') pl.n.
1. Lights placed in a row along the front of a stage floor.
2. The theater as a profession.

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Row of lights set across the front of a stage floor to light the scene.

The oil lamps and candles in use in the 17th century eventually gave way to gas and electricity. As more advanced overhead lighting techniques were developed, footlights became less necessary, except to create special shadows on actors' faces.

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