Limelight

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf stage lighting
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs calcium light
gptkbp:culture being in the limelight means being the center of attention
gptkbp:emits bright white light
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Limelight
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Goldsworthy_Gurney
1820s
gptkbp:operates heating quicklime (calcium oxide)
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:Thomas_Drummond
gptkbp:replacedBy electric arc lighting
incandescent lighting
gptkbp:usedIn music venues
music halls
theatrical lighting
gptkbp:usedUntil late 19th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charlie_Chaplin
gptkb:Claire_Bloom
gptkb:Geraldine_Chaplin
gptkb:Rush
gptkb:Buster_Keaton
gptkb:Charles_Chaplin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5