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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

A typical vaudeville show involved a series of 10-minute acts like stand-up comedy, dancing, singing and juggling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Ground-floor tickets generally cost around a dollar, while cheap seats in the upper balconies were usually just a dime, making vaudeville accessible to rich and poor alike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

His new vaudeville show, “Mister Romantic,” came from a moment of deep reflection.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

They came to the brilliantly lighted façade of a big vaudeville house.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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