vaudeville

IPA: vˈɑdvɪɫ

(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.

Examples of "vaudeville" in Sentences

David Gergen needs to bring back vaudeville from the dead.
Â He started his entertainment career in vaudeville in 1902.
After his baseball career ended, Anson went on to have several businesses, a stint in vaudeville, and managing the New York Giants.
Rather, he left home at age 18 after many years of practicing his craft as a juggler, and he was a headline star in vaudeville by age 21.
Musical comedies never fully disguise their roots in vaudeville, where singers sang and dancers danced for the sheer pleasure of performing.
It was late in the 19th century that the French word "vaudeville" came into use to describe these programs; the British called them music halls.
And don't look for a happy ending: four of them worked in vaudeville to trade on their fame but their lives were broken and shattered all down the line.
The Stooges relied on material they'd honed in vaudeville and nightclubs; they knew what they were doing because they'd been doing it forever, and it was organic to them.
After stints in vaudeville and nightclubs, he took his act to radio, where the Edgar Bergen – Charlie McCarthy Show (with his caustic and irrepressible dummy Charlie McCarthy) was one of the most popular programs for 20 years (1937 – 57).