vaudeville theater
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There’s an old joke that dates back to vaudeville theater in the 19th century that comedians love putting their own spin on.
From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2022
Main Street in Shawnee, an old coal town that once boasted an opera house, a vaudeville theater, dozens of stores and plenty of taverns, is now one abandoned building after another.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2020
But Mr. Kosky sees a similar showbiz sparkle, pointing to the composer’s roots in variety and vaudeville theater.
From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2019
The grand structure was once home to a bustling department store, restaurant, post office, and vaudeville theater.
From Slate • Aug. 2, 2016
Lincoln's wealth of funny stories gave Offut's grocery somewhat the role of a vaudeville theater and made the storekeeper as popular a man as there was in New Salem.
From Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War by Stephenson, Nathaniel W. (Nathaniel Wright)
