vaudeville — Synonyms and related words: Broadway, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, antimasque, audience success, ballet, bomb, broadcast drama, burlesque, burlesque show, carnival, charade, circus, cliff hanger, closet drama, comedy drama, critical… … Moby Thesaurus
Vaudeville — was a genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. This pop culture genre developed from many sources, including the concert saloon, minstrelsy, freak shows,… … Wikipedia
Vaudeville — Vaude ville, n. [F., fr. Vau de vire, a village in Normandy, where Olivier Basselin, at the end of the 14th century, composed such songs.] [Written also {vaudevil}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A kind of song of a lively character, frequently embodying a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vaudeville — [vôd′vil, väd′vil; vô′dəvil, vä′dəväl] n. [Fr, earlier vau de vire, after Vau de Vire, the valley of the Vire (in Normandy), famous for light, convivial songs ] ☆ 1. a) a stage show consisting of mixed specialty acts, including songs, dances,… … English World dictionary
Vaudeville Theatre — This article discusses a performance space. For the theatrical genre, please see Vaudeville. Infobox Theatre name = Vaudeville Theatre caption = 1908 illustration address = The Strand city = Westminster, London country = designation = Grade II… … Wikipedia
vaudeville — /vawd vil, vohd , vaw deuh /, n. 1. theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians. Cf. variety (def. 9). 2. a theatrical piece of… … Universalium
Vaudeville — American vaudeville has little to do with the original French usage of the word, but borrowed it only to give a classy aura to bills of short variety acts, thus distinguishing them from the risqué variety acts presented in concert saloons and… … The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater
Vaudeville Blues — Der Vaudeville Blues oder auch „klassische Blues“ ist ein am Jazz orientierter Blues Stil der 10er und frühen 20er Jahre des 20. Jahrhunderts. Er entstand vornehmlich im Umfeld urbaner Vaudeville Theater und Minstrel shows. Der „klassische Blues“ … Deutsch Wikipedia
vaudeville — a stage variety entertainment show, featuring a series of short acts songs, dancing, acrobatics, comedy skits, and animal acts; it was highly popular in America from the late 1880s to the 1920s, when it became overtaken by sound films and… … Glossary of cinematic terms
show — Synonyms and related words: Grand Guignol, Passion play, Prospero, Tom show, accompany, accord, account for, acting, advertise, affect, affectation, affectedness, afford, afford proof of, air, airiness, airs, airs and graces, alibi, allege,… … Moby Thesaurus
