Project Gutenberg 2019-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 123 Weiman, Rita 1889 1954 Footlights The curtain rises -- Footlights -- Madame Peacock -- Grease-paint -- The back drop -- Two masters -- Up stage -- Curtain! -- The curtain falls. Tim Lindell, David Wilson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Footlights" by Rita Weiman is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around Elizabeth Parsons, a struggling vaudeville performer navigating the challenges of her career and personal aspirations while longing for recognition and connection. The story explores themes of identity, ambition, and the transformative power of the theater, juxtaposed against the backdrop of Elizabeth's humble beginnings and her encounters with significant figures within the entertainment world. The opening of the novel introduces a vivid depiction of backstage life in a small-town theater, where Elizabeth grapples with loneliness and disappointment after being relegated to perform in her hometown. As she prepares for her next act, her emotional turmoil is interrupted by a visit from an old friend, Lou Seabury, who represents a connection to her past. The atmosphere is charged with the anticipation of her performance, which she approaches with renewed determination upon realizing that she has someone in the audience—a source of motivation amidst her struggles. However, this interplay of comfort and insecurity demonstrates Elizabeth's internal conflict, setting the stage for her subsequent journey in pursuit of her dreams. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories, American Theater -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 580261 2025-06-24T08:54:20.794578 text/html 561919 2024-10-17T15:19:15 text/html 316813 2025-06-24T08:54:30.772533 application/epub+zip 325429 2025-06-24T08:54:22.635588 application/epub+zip 284179 2025-06-24T08:54:21.699611 application/epub+zip 522738 2025-06-24T08:54:37.201462 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452085 2025-06-24T08:54:29.790582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411856 2022-09-27T14:32:33.039659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 494210 2025-06-24T08:54:19.452549 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 474370 2024-10-17T15:19:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16846 2025-06-24T08:54:37.374466 application/rdf+xml 15988 2025-06-24T08:54:21.844559 image/jpeg 2874 2025-06-24T08:54:21.774512 image/jpeg 310335 2025-06-24T08:54:20.851530 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia