vaudeville
/ˈvəʊdəvɪl/noun
mass noun
1- 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）歌舞杂耍表演, 混合歌舞表演。
1.1
- count noun a stage play on a trivial theme with interspersed songs轻歌舞剧。
1.2
- count noun archaic a satirical or topical song with a refrain〈古〉流行讽刺歌曲。
派生词
vaudevillian
adjective & noun词源
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.