There's far more heroism in the attitude of men out here than in the footlight attitude that journalists paint for the public. |
After brilliantly passing the test of the album release, the Frenchmen have now decided to get across the footlight. |
Henry James is a famous example of a brilliant writer whose dreams of footlight glory were not meant to be. |
Simultaneous-like, he became conscious of the fact that the footlight Favorites were no longer worthy of him. |
He mounted plays with enough credibility to draw serious theatregoers, as he appealed to the general public's guilty thrill at seeing stars of a certain pedigree join the footlight parade. |
Dazed and wordless, weak from stage-fright, he permitted himself to be led forth into the terrifying glare of the footlight world. |