vaudevillian
Americannoun
adjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of vaudevillian
First recorded in 1925–30; vaudeville + -ian
Example Sentences
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The book by Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer and Dean Fuller, which infuses vaudevillian mirth into “The Princess and the Pea,” has been updated by Amy Sherman-Palladino to be more in keeping with contemporary sensitivities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
Later, “Dance of the Reed Flutes” becomes a sleazy, vaudevillian show tune sung by an anthropomorphic Rat King to his loyal subjects, a group of baying rodents dressed like SS officers.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
Likewise, she has never experienced the vaudevillian atmosphere of the Last Night, with all its flamboyant costumes and communal singalongs.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2023
Reboot Theatre, which approaches its productions with an air of joyful experimentation, seems a perfect fit for this play with music about self-discovery, community and humor so broad it veers into the vaudevillian.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
They were the legs of a once quite widely acknowledged public beauty, a vaudevillian, a dancer, a very light dancer.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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