English Dictionary

vaudeville

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈvɔd.vɪl/

名詞

歴史的 不可算名詞 可算名詞

(historical, uncountable) A style of multi-act theatrical entertainment which originated from France and flourished in Europe and North America from the 1880s through the 1920s.

日本語の意味

複数の幕やアクトから構成され、コメディ、音楽、ダンス、演芸などを織り交ぜた歴史的な舞台芸術形式（ヴォードヴィル）。1880年代から1920年代にかけて、フランス発祥でヨーロッパおよび北米で流行した。

She spent her youth performing in vaudeville shows that combined comedy, music, and acrobatics.

彼女は若い頃、喜劇や音楽、曲芸を組み合わせたヴォードヴィルの舞台に出演して過ごした。

意味（1）

(historical, uncountable) A style of multi-act theatrical entertainment which originated from France and flourished in Europe and North America from the 1880s through the 1920s.

意味（2）

(historical, countable) An entertainment in this style.

“Me, Myself and I,” directed by Emily Mann and engagingly acted by a cast that includes the invaluable Albee veteran Brian Murray, is in the tradition of Mr. Albee’s mid- and late-career works like “The Marriage Play” and “The Play About the Baby”: fragmented philosophical vaudevilles that turn the most fundamental questions of identity into verbal soft-shoes.

vaudevilles （ plural ）