Vaudeville

Vaudeville

Form of show consisting of mixed specialty acts, including song, dance, acrobatics, comic skits and dramatic monologues. Pioneered by Tony Pastor in the 1860's and later by Benjamin Keith, and his partners the elder Edward Albee and Frederick Proctor.

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vaudeville

Education; SAT vocabulary

A variety show.

vaudeville

Performing arts; Theatre

Form of show consisting of mixed specialty acts, including song, dance, acrobatics, comic skits and dramatic monologues. Pioneered by Tony Pastor in the 1860's and later by ...

vaudeville

Culture; Popular culture

Variety shows or revues, featuring singers, dancers, comedians and acrobats.

vaudeville

Language; Encyclopedias

A light, lively song with topical allusions; also a dramatic poem interspersed with comic songs of the kind and dances.

coup de théâtre

Performing arts; Theatre

A sudden, surprising turn of events that gives a new twist to the plot of a play.

agon

Performing arts; Theatre

The contest or dispute between two characters which forms a major part of the action in the Greek old comedy of Aristophanes.

anagnorisis

Performing arts; Theatre

The Greek word for 'recognition' or 'discovery', used by Aristotle in his Poetics to denote the turning point in a drama at which a character (usually the protagonist) recognizes ...

anti-masque

Performing arts; Theatre

A comic and grotesque piece of clowning that sometimes preceded the performance of a masque.

academic drama

Performing arts; Theatre

A dramatic tradition which arose from the Renaissance, in which the works of Plautus, Terence and other ancient dramatists were performed in schools and colleges.

Colosseum

Performing arts; Theatre

The Colosseum is the most extensive and most magnificent in the amphitheatres of ancient Rome, begun by Vespasian and completed in AD 80 by Titus. It rose in Rome, near the palace ...