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Limelight originally referred to a type of stage lighting used in theatres and music halls. Although it has long since been replaced by electric lighting, someone in the public eye is still said to be "in the limelight". Also sometimes known as "Drummond Light" for its creator. An intense illumination is created when a jet of burning gas is directed at a cylinder of lime. Limelight was first used in the Covent Garden Theatre (London, England) in 1837, but enjoyed widespread use in theatres around the world in the 1860's and 1870's. Limelights were employed in the same manner as modern followspots, to highlight solo performers. Limelight was quickly replaced by electric arc lighting in the late 1800's.
The Limelight is the name of two different nightclubs one in New York, the other in London.
Limelight is a 1952 movie written, directed by and starring Charles Chaplin, co-starring Claire Bloom, with a guest appearance by Buster Keaton.

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