Everyone stood up and cheered, the houselights were dimmed, and the movie resumed.
From the time.com
Will somebody PLEASE dim the houselights, cue the orchestra and strike up the band.
From the ocregister.com
The houselights in the Town Hall remain up as Joseph Hatch Esquire enters.
From the themercury.com.au
If not, get your act together because the houselights are starting to dim.
From the sfgate.com
At most concerts these days, when the houselights go down, the tiny glowing screens go up.
From the online.wsj.com
After the houselights dim, a young man comes on stage and begins to type.
From the time.com
If not, get your act together because the houselights are dimming.
From the sfgate.com
When the houselights dimmed before this Mike Myers disaster, an expectant hush fell over the crowd.
From the post-gazette.com
A couple of years later, in the middle of a movie I was watching, the screen darkened, the houselights went on, the theater manager walked on the stage.
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Lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium