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| − | The term [[Vaudeville]] is of French origin, and is usually applied to plays of light or satiric nature, interspersed with songs. In the fifteenth century it referred to French satirical songs added to comedies; later a form of light or comic opera.
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| − | ==The evolution of the form in English countries==
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| − | In the USA the term (and its alternative, '''[[variety]]''') has become synonymous to what is known as "'''[[music hall]]'''" in Britain and its colonies. It evolved to became the general name for a show consisting of a number of contracted acts, or “turns”, including songs, dances, acrobatic displays, It formally existed in America between 1881 when Tony Pastor first put on a new kind of variety show in New York, to 1932 when the last vaudeville theatre (the Palace Theatre on Broadway) closed. It succeeded the older concept of [[variety]], though thought to be a little more “genteel”, and - like [[variety]] - consisted of a collection of anything up to fifteen robust farcical, comic, musical, animal, and other acts.
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| − | A rich tradition, it exists even today, though in vastly smaller numbers than in its heyday. Its influence has been quite pervasive in the popular arts.
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| − | In the late 20th century for example something called the "New Music Hall" or "New Vaudeville" arose in the USA and elsewhere.
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| − | In South Africa this form arrived largely through a number of American [[vaudeville]] and [[variety]] stars who visited the country in the early years of the 20th century. The South African tradition of variety is discussed under [[African Variety]] and Vaudeville in South Africa below.
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| − | For [[Vaudeville]] performances in South Africa, see '''[[Music Hall]]''' and '''[[Cabaret]]'''
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaudeville
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| − | Phyllis Hartnoll. 1951.''Oxford Companion to the Theatre''. Oxford University Press.
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| − | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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