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revue

[ri-vyoo] / rɪˈvyu /


NOUN
variety show
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NOUN
vaudeville
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Originally composed by Waller for a Harlem revue called “Connie’s Hot Chocolate,” it moved to Broadway with Louis Armstrong performing the rousing trumpet solo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

But the closing of her beloved revue is coming at the worst possible moment for Shelly as she stares down the end of her fifties.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2025

She stood out among the cast of unknowns and, on her return to London, was offered a six month stint in the revue Share My Lettuce opposite Kenneth Williams.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

“I wanted it to be an old-fashioned musical comedy revue that you would see on Broadway,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024

The court is most amusing this morning—all the gentlemen are trying their horses, superintending the saddling, etc., as most of them follow the Emperor to-day at the revue.

From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Waddington, Mary King




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