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Vaudeville (/ ˈ v ɔː d (ə) v ɪ l, ˈ v oʊ-/; [1] French: ⓘ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France at the end of the 19th century. [2] A Vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition or light poetry, interspersed with songs ...
One feature of the comédie en vaudevilles which later found its way into opera was the vaudeville final, a strophic finale in which the characters assemble at the end of the piece with each singing a short verse, often ending with a refrain which everyone would sing, and a final verse with the entire ensemble joining in. Typically the first verse provides the moral of the story, while the ...
From 1866 to 1868, a new Théâtre du Vaudeville was built on boulevard des Capucines, at the corner of Rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin, in the 9e arrondissement. Although the Vaudeville continued as a commercial boulevard playhouse, it occasionally leased its stage to new experimentalist plays of the Independent Theatre movement.
Eugène Marin Labiche (French pronunciation: [øʒɛn maʁɛ̃ labiʃ]; 6 May 1815 – 22 January 1888) was a French dramatist.He remains famous for his contribution to the vaudeville genre and his passionate and domestic pochads.
Opéra comique (French: [ɔpeʁa kɔmik]; plural: opéras comiques) is a genre of French opera that contains spoken dialogue and arias.It emerged from the popular opéras comiques en vaudevilles of the Fair Theatres of St Germain and St Laurent (and to a lesser extent the Comédie-Italienne), [1] which combined existing popular tunes with spoken sections.
This is a partial list of vaudeville performers. Inclusion on this list indicates that the subject appeared at least once on the North American vaudeville stage during its heyday between 1881 and 1932. The source in the citation included with each entry confirms their appearance and cites information in the performance notes section.
French vaudeville performers, performing in a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France at the end of the 19th century. Pages in category "French vaudeville performers" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
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