Vaudeville
WordNet
noun
(1) A variety show with songs and comic acts etc.
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Corruption of 'bawdy village' (after the supposedly scandalous nature of chorus lines in 19th century Paris), where the alliterative effect thus realized was supposed to be humorous or comical.
Noun
- A style of multi-act theatrical entertainment which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s.