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vaudeville

[vawd-vil, vohd-, vaw-duh-] / ˈvɔd vɪl, ˈvoʊd-, ˈvɔ də- /
NOUN
entertainment
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He was playing, as they say in vaudeville, to a different "house".

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

At the same time, American families began to flock to vaudeville performances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

History marched on, and the Plaza with it — segueing from an independently operated movie theater to a community arts center with live performances, including vaudeville and a sold-out Louis Armstrong show.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

It plays out cheerily as a kind of vaudeville show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

The theater had lost its luster and its high-society audience, reduced to booking vaudeville comedians, clog dancers, and trick dogs.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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