Footlight

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A footlight is a theatrical lighting device arranged to illuminate a stage from the front edge of the stage floor in front of the curtain. Originally set in a row of hooded individual enclosures, electric footlights are presently set in troughs across the edge of the stage so that they are not visible to the audience.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Footlight |encyclopedia=Dictionary of Architecture and Construction|edition=4th |year=2006|publisher=McGraw-Hill|via=Credo Reference. credoreference.com}} An indirect footlight uses a light aimed at a reflecting surface to diffuse the illumination.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Indirect footlight |encyclopedia=Dictionary of Architecture and Construction|edition=4th |year=2006|publisher=McGraw-Hill|via=Credo Reference. credoreference.com}}