When and why was the term "Lime-light" coined, for being famous?!
Question: I always hear the term "Lime-light."
Ex: They're in the limelight now because of their successful acting career...
Ex: Now I'm in the limelight because I rhyme tight... - Notorious B.I.G.
Answers: I always hear the term "Lime-light."
Ex: They're in the limelight now because of their successful acting career...
Ex: Now I'm in the limelight because I rhyme tight... - Notorious B.I.G.
Because the lights along the front of a stage used to have lime in them.
Therefore, any actor performing on the stage was in the lime-light.
Wikipedia has lots on this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limelight