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 Queen Theater was originally built in the 1800s, converted to a vaudeville theater in the 1920s and was a movie house before closing in 1959.

From Washington Times • Jan. 28, 2017

Later, when the streets fell into order and became normal, Una could never quite identify the vaudeville theater to which the Sessionses took them that evening.

From The Job An American Novel by Lewis, Sinclair