vaudeville
IPA: vˈɑdvɪɫ
noun
- (historical, uncountable) A style of multi-act theatrical entertainment which originated from France and flourished in Europe and North America from the 1880s through the 1920s.
- (historical, countable) An entertainment in this style.
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Examples of "vaudeville" in Sentences
- The academy began to offer vaudeville to students.
- In vaudeville he began singing and playing the xylophone.
- The album is noted for the vaudeville and cabaret influence.
- He toured Europe and returned to the US to continue in vaudeville.
- He also learned to operate the spotlights for the vaudeville shows.
- In the movie Merman and Dailey sang the song in a vaudeville sequence.
- The effeminate male was a recurring character type in early vaudeville.
- It was one of the last theaters in the country to showcase Vaudeville acts.
- By the time he was 21 was working in vaudeville as magician and ventriloquist.
- The Paramount was built expressly for showing film and secondarily, vaudeville.
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