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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: VAN-VIR |
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VAUDEVILLE , a term
English
hall
modern
century , a popular form of light dramatic composition, consisting of pantomime, dances, songs and dialogue, written in couplets. It is generally accepted that the word is to be identified with vau-de-wire, the name given to the convivial songs of the 15th century . This name originated with a literary association known as the "Co7npagnons Gallois," i.e. boon companions " or " gay comrades " in the valley of the Vire and Virene in Normandy. The most famous of the authors of these songs was Olivier Basselfn(q.v.) When in the 17th century the term
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