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vaudeville

[vawd-vil, vohd-, vaw-duh-] / ˈvɔd vɪl, ˈvoʊd-, ˈvɔ də- /
NOUN
entertainment
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Bob Baker’s Highland Park home was originally built as the York Theater in 1925, hosting movies and vaudeville performances during that era.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

At the same time, American families began to flock to vaudeville performances.

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

Like the guy in the old vaudeville skit, the guy in the folding cot that won’t stay folded, Jerome flipped straight up, wide awake.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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