The first theatrical spotlight was the limelight, which gave way to such light sources as the arc, electric discharge, and incandescent lamp.
Matthew Hoggard prefers the fresh air of the Yorkshire moors to the stifling glare of the limelight, which is probably just as well.
Limelight, which illuminates Calvero's routines, gets its lunar glare from quicklime, which is also sprinkled on bodies to speed up their decay; the bulbs beside the mirror offer their own augury – are they not turned on, or have they burned out?
Mr. Gatien sold the Limelight, which is about to reopen after renovations.
John is in charge of public relations for Limelight, which does business under the slogan "A Blessing in Disguise".
This work also introduced him to the limelight, which he both craved and resented for the rest of his life.
Stewart took the media limelight, which attracted donors, but his visibility clashed with the prevailing view that development work, wherever possible, should be in local hands.
With the 1952 film "Limelight" (which I discuss in this clip), Charlie Chaplin was both telling a counterfactual version of his life story and attempting a comeback.
About a quarter of the way in, J B and Malcolm retreat from the limelight, which burns ever more brightly on Willem and blindingly on Jude.
His candy-colored, techno-music-fueled rise is chronicled in a new documentary, "Limelight," which opens Friday in New York, and in select cities next month.
