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vaudeville

[vawd-vil, vohd-, vaw-duh-] / ˈvɔd vɪl, ˈvoʊd-, ˈvɔ də- /
NOUN
entertainment
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Her debut album included “Nobody,” composed in 1905 by vaudeville comedian Bert Williams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

He was playing, as they say in vaudeville, to a different "house".

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 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

Stewart purchased and is restoring the Highland Theatre, a cultural landmark that once hosted vaudeville acts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

Early Blues singers moulded tunes with African inflexions in them on to chords borrowed from American hymns, parlour, folk and vaudeville songs.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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