We also note an increasing emphasis on songs from operettas, musical comedies and revues.
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The emphasis was on opera singers, but well-known comics andrevueartists were also used regularly.
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The fact is that in the cities the cabarets and revues just seem to be more popular.
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Professional popular singers came from the legitimate stage, from variety theatres, revues and cabarets, or made their living by performing in restaurants.
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There are many stage performances now, revues and musical comedies, which of necessity employ orchestras.
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Pupils are sent and a pretrialrevueis often little better than a farce.
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Is not this nuisance analogous to the nuisance in the case of some of the revues which are put on the music hall stage?
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Therefore, the basic measurement of a country's efficiency can possibly be found in the proportion of the annualrevuethat is invested in new equipment.
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It is likely to include opera, musicals,revue, pantomime, ballet and music halls as well as straight plays.
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You have only to go to the extravagant revues any day you like, and you will see thousands of pounds being wasted on scenery and dresses.
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Recently, however, since the introduction of the touring system and the form of entertainment known as revues, various cases have been brought to notice of unlicensed material having been produced.
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They soon started writing musicals together, the first being arevue.
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It is commonly associated with especially exuberant types of performance such as musicals, cheerleading, show choir,revue, and especially jazz dance shows.
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In addition to the usual folk, punk and indie-rock clubs, he has appeared in numerous unusual venues, including funerals, horse races, vaudeville/burlesque revues.
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It consisted of three acts and was described as having the characteristics of drama, musical comedy, farce andrevue, in turn.
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