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The Madison Center for the Arts - Ever wonder where the theatre phrase “in the limelight” came from? Historically, shows were lit by lighting flames at calcium oxide (aka quicklime). These days
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1851, Illustration depicting the mechanism of the Drummond Light. Limelight (also known as Drummond light or calcium light), was a type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls. An
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris on Twitter: "Theatre spotlight, 19thC. The Royal Opera House in London was first to use limelight to light actors. Invented by Goldsworthy Gurney in the 1820s, limelight was created
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