In his more relaxed moments, Bernard's speech fell into a kind of vaudevillian patois. From Wordnik.com. ['The Great Oom'] Reference
With this "vaudevillian" song the band wanted to assert that "this wouldn't be a paint-by-numbers Hold Steady record," says Mr. Kubler. From Wordnik.com. [Holding On] Reference
And Jody Rosen argues that Borat is a throwback to the crudest kind of vaudevillian ethnic burlesque, the stuff that we thought was smoothed out of pop culture long ago. From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.] Reference
She could have been a great vaudevillian straight man. From Wordnik.com. [Texas! Lucky]
But what we saw yesterday was painful, almost vaudevillian. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 29, 2008] Reference
Does it have to do, because he's part vaudevillian, part politician?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 4, 2001] Reference
The contrast in their appearances and personalities was vaudevillian. From Wordnik.com. [Booms and Busts] Reference
Not surprisingly, there is a strong vaudevillian flavor to this song. From Wordnik.com. [John W. Whitehead: Paul McCartney: 'What a Father Says to His Son'] Reference
To many of his critics, Limbaugh is a cartoonish vaudevillian showman. From Wordnik.com. [Jackson Katz: Rush Limbaugh and the Mobilization of White Male Anger in the Health Care Debate] Reference
Only the great vaudevillian strikes a solo bargain with extreme danger. From Wordnik.com. [Lethal Dame Meets Cream Queen: It's All About Edna-Take That, Eve!] Reference
Tubby's parents were a vaudevillian dance team called Boots and Barton. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-07-05] Reference
The vaudevillian writer who crafts wonderfully thought out arguments like. From Wordnik.com. [John Amato: Matt Lauer goes ga-ga for Coulter] Reference
Doped exorcist philosophize the rawa vaudevillian with anisometric Ceratopogon. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-04-01] Reference
Each fall, around Thanksgiving, the family would put on a vaudevillian-style review. From Wordnik.com. [Heigh Ho, Everybody! (Autumn Memories)] Reference
But it was a fun experience, and a pleasant memory, my short stint as a vaudevillian. From Wordnik.com. [Heigh Ho, Everybody! (Autumn Memories)] Reference
They had found an old rolled up vaudevillian scenery backdrop backstage during renovations. From Wordnik.com. [Walkerville Theatre | International Metropolis] Reference
Interview magazine says “these vaudevillian vamps are putting the show back in showmanship.”. From Wordnik.com. [THE DITTY BOPS « in other words [a portland feminist and queer bookstore and blog]] Reference
Balls and Walnuts: Doped exorcist philosophize the rawa vaudevillian with anisometric Ceratopogon. From Wordnik.com. [Doped exorcist philosophize the raw(a) vaudevillian with anisometric Ceratopogon] Reference
He had that look about him yesterday, as Brown strutted & stumbled like a third-rate vaudevillian. From Wordnik.com. [Brown the buffoon] Reference
Her father, a Minnesota vaudevillian, began operating a circus shortly after acquiring an elephant. From Wordnik.com. [A 'Blond Bombshell' of the Circus] Reference
I think that Freddy kind of became a vaudevillian comedian rather than a really terrifying character. From Wordnik.com. [Interview: Samuel Bayer, Director of A Nightmare on Elm Street | /Film] Reference
Parker's father, a vaudevillian hoofer on the black circuit, later became a Pullman porter on the railroad. From Wordnik.com. [Bird Lives] Reference
“An incontinent cat treads the boards of a vaudevillian cardboard theatre” in this grotesque music video. From Wordnik.com. [No Fat Clips!!! : Tom Fun Orchestra – Throw Me To The Rats] Reference
In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. From Wordnik.com. [Maid To Order] Reference
The harmonies are soaring, the songs alternately epic, whimsical and vaudevillian, all snapping with crackle and pop. From Wordnik.com. [Living With Music: Wesley Stace - Paper Cuts Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
The dream of every vaudevillian is to be booked for fifty-two unbroken weeks in the year, but few attain such popularity. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921] Reference
When Mr. Patinkin encourages us to applaud in the opening scenes – applaud him, actually – it's in vaudevillian character. From Wordnik.com. [Welcome to The Wild Party ! Dangerous, Seedy ��� Fantastic] Reference
It was the political version of the old vaudevillian trick of the manger giving an act the cane, as it shuffled off to Buffalo. From Wordnik.com. [Marvin Kitman: The Presidential Nomination Process Sucks] Reference
The teacher, Classie Parker -- who I'm convinced has a secret life as a vaudevillian -- kept us entertained while teaching the basics. From Wordnik.com. [Lorna Sass: Yes We Can!] Reference
The teacher, Classie Parker -- who I\'m convinced has a secret life as a vaudevillian -- kept us entertained while teaching the basics. From Wordnik.com. [Lorna Sass: Yes We Can!] Reference
(In one of them Case reads from Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address," in another the vaudevillian Gus Visser is accompanied by his singing duck.). From Wordnik.com. [A Landmark of Research and Restoration] Reference
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