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vaudeville

[vawd-vil, vohd-, vaw-duh-] / ˈvɔd vɪl, ˈvoʊd-, ˈvɔ də- /
NOUN
entertainment
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Chase started out in vaudeville and moved from there to bit parts in movies, including some of Chaplin’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

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

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

Prominent public figures such as Eleanor Roosevelt spoke there before it transitioned into a vaudeville venue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026

These would influence the American musical, but also shaping the genre were homegrown entertainments—the minstrel show, the revues of Florenz Ziegfeld, vaudeville and burlesque.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Several acts of vaudeville tonight for my entertainment.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger




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