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vaudeville
[ vawd-vil, vohd-, vaw-duh- ]
noun
- theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians. Compare variety ( def 9 ).
- a theatrical piece of light or amusing character, interspersed with songs and dances.
- a satirical cabaret song.
vaudeville
/ ˈvəʊdəvɪl; ˈvɔː- /
noun
- variety entertainment consisting of short acts such as acrobatic turns, song-and-dance routines, animal acts, etc, popular esp in the early 20th century Brit namemusic hall
- a light or comic theatrical piece interspersed with songs and dances
vaudeville
- Light theatrical entertainment, popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, consisting of a succession of short acts. A vaudeville show usually included comedians, singers, dancers, jugglers, trained animals, magicians, and the like.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vaudeville1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vaudeville1
Example Sentences
Rose, the archetypal stage mother determined to launch her daughters into the spotlight she was denied, is hustling June and Louise on the vaudeville circuit in the 1920s through the early 1930s.
The second act begins to drag with slapdash vaudeville showcases that seem like sops to the performers.
It was a perfect piece of vaudeville, and the audience lapped it up.
One of those destroyed was Will Rogers State Historic Park, which was made up of a ranch house, barn and other buildings that once belonged to the vaudeville and film actor.
He started his career as a vaudeville performer and was a famed humorist.
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