单词 | revue |
释义 | revue (once / 2540 pages) n If you like singing and dancing, you might enjoy seeing a revue, or a theatrical show featuring a lot of performers with a variety of talents. The noun revue is somewhat old-fashioned, and this type of entertainment is more likely today to be called a "variety show." Revues were particularly popular in the early part of the 20th century, until the mid-1930s, and audiences attended them both for the funny, topical sketches as well as to see women dancing in scanty clothes. The earliest meaning of revue was "show presenting a review of current events." WORD FAMILYrevue: revues USAGE EXAMPLESOn Broadway, she performed the original revue “Debbie” over two weeks in 1976 and starred in “Woman of the Year” in the early 1980s. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) Essentially a high-energy revue framed around a romantic thriller script, the musical was a hit in London when it opened four years ago. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) It was for her work — glamorous Harlem Renaissance-inspired designs for Gregory Hines, Judith Jamison and others — in “Sophisticated Ladies,” the Duke Ellington musical revue. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) n a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians Syn|Hypo|Hyper review follies a revue with elaborate costuming Ziegfeld Folliesa series of extravagant revues produced by Flo Ziegfeld variety, variety show a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances |
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