Vaudeville

What do we mean by vaudeville?

Stage entertainment offering a variety of short acts such as slapstick turns, song-and-dance routines, and juggling performances. noun

A theatrical performance of this kind; a variety show. noun

A light comic play that often includes songs, pantomime, and dances. noun

A popular, often satirical song. noun

The name given by Oliver Basselin, a French poet of the fifteenth century, to his convivial songs composed in the valley of the Vire, which became very popular throughout France. noun

Hence In modern French poetry, a light, gay song, frequently embodying a satire, consisting of several couplets with a refrain or burden, sung to a familiar air, and often introduced into theatrical pieces; a song popular with the common people, and sung about the streets; a ballad; a topical song. noun

A light kind of dramatic entertainment, combining pantomime with dialogue and songs, which obtained great popularity about the middle of the eighteenth century. noun

A kind of song of a lively character, frequently embodying a satire on some person or event, sung to a familiar air in couplets with a refrain; a street song; a topical song. noun

A theatrical piece, usually a comedy, the dialogue of which is intermingled with light or satirical songs, set to familiar airs. noun

A variety show when performed live in a theater (see above). noun

A style of multi-act theatrical entertainment which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. noun

An entertainment in this style. noun

A variety show with songs and comic acts etc. noun

A style of multi-act theatrical entertainment which originated from France and flourished in Europe and North America from the 1880s through the 1920s.

An entertainment in this style.

Words that are spelled similarly to vaudeville:
vaudeville, mandeville, dadeville, vaudevilles.

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