vaudeville

vaudeville
[ˈvɔːdəvɪl, ˈvəʊd-]
noun

[mass noun]a type of entertainment popular chiefly in the US in the early 20th century, featuring a mixture of speciality acts such as burlesque comedy and song and dance
（20世纪初流行于美国的）杂耍表演，混合歌舞表演
■[count noun]a stage play on a trivial theme with interspersed songs
轻歌舞剧
■[count noun](archaic)a satirical or topical song with a refrain
(古)流行讽刺歌曲

派生
vaudevillian
( & )
adjective& noun
语源

mid 18th cent.: from French, earlier vau de ville (or vire), said to be a name given originally to songs composed by Olivier Basselin, a 15th-cent. fuller born in Vau de Vire in Normandy

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