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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

By the 1890s, “millions of Americans go out to vaudeville shows every week,” says Monod.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

It plays out cheerily as a kind of vaudeville show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

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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