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Revue   /rɪvjˈu/   Listen
Revue

noun
1.
A variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians.  Synonym: review.






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"Revue" Quotes from Famous Books



... but only to the exclusive claims so often preferred on its behalf. Let a French philosopher of the day conclude this chapter by a striking statement of the relationship that should exist between these seemingly incompatible modes of mental activity. In a recent number of the "Revue Philosophique," Joussain writes ...
— Nature Mysticism • J. Edward Mercer

... St. Pancras Tribunal last week an applicant said his only remaining partner had been ill in bed for some weeks, and the Chairman of the Tribunal promptly remarked, "Obviously a sleeping partner." This joke has been duly noted by a well-known revue manager, and as soon as a cast has been engaged an entirely new and topical review ...
— Punch, July 18, 1917 • Various

... medecine de Belgique," par le Dr. Warlomont, Bruxelles and Paris, 1875. "Science et miracle, Louise Lateau, ou la stigmatisee Belge," par le Dr. Bourneville, Paris, 1875. "Les Miracles," par M. Virchow, Revue des cours scientifiques, ...
— Fasting Girls - Their Physiology and Pathology • William Alexander Hammond

... of London has never been easy; not, at any rate, until the small hours, when the best of it is done. But it becomes even more complex when one of the talkers is pressed for time and wants a taxi, and disengaged taxis are as rare as new jokes in a revue. ...
— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 152, Feb. 7, 1917 • Various

... sometimes admirable when regarded merely from the point of view of harmony with the design, has little value otherwise. A typical specimen of such formless lettering is that shown in the very charming [92] "Revue Blanche" poster, 80. Excellent when considered with the design, the lettering alone makes ...
— Letters and Lettering - A Treatise With 200 Examples • Frank Chouteau Brown


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