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vaudevillian

vod vil yuhn

  • n  a performer who works in vaudeville

  • A septuagenarian funnyman adapts one of his old movies for the stage, writes the songs himself, indulges all his vulgar-vaudevillian comic impulses, and shows the Broadway pros how .
  • Having been at one time or other in her career a pianist, composer, vaudevillian, singer, music critic, impresario and hotel keeper, she now describes herself as homeless, without .
  • His determination to entertain is almost vaudevillian.
News & Articles

  • Faces of Showboat 2013
    The Mississippi Melodie Showboat has rounded the bend in Grand Rapids for 58 years. Performers, directors, and crew have come and gone, many with little recognition. This column will highlight a few of those souls who braved the elements and financial cliffs of each summer to bring this 1870-1920’s riverboat vaudevillian production to you live.
    July 16, 2013 - Grand Rapids Herald-Review
Quotes

  • Frank Caliendo in Enterprise News
    It's not so much vaudevillian as I think each of my characters has a specific point of view, and I like to imagine how they would act in certain situations,said Caliendo. "Al Pacino, for example, yells for no reason. So wouldn't it be...
  • Tom Douglas in Charlotte Business Journal
    Douglas, who has been traveling the country doing crab cake socials, describes the upcoming event as, "old-time classic vaudevillian burlesque with a light Latin supper. It's certainly lusty," he says.
  • Ron Perlman in MSNBC
    Collie's almost vaudevillian in his desire to entertain himself and others, while being unpredictable, volatile, explosive and dangerous,says Perlman. "It's almost like a dance of death, a ballet of violence."

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