n [ U ] ( AmE )
a type of entertainment on stage, especially popular in the US between the 1840s and the 1930s. A typical vaudeville show included a variety of performers, including singers, dancers, comedians and sometimes animals. The best-known vaudeville theatre was the Palace in New York. US stars who began in vaudeville included Will Rogers , Al Jolson , the Marx Brothers and W C Fields .
Compare music-hall (1).