REVUE
What does "REVUE" mean?
A light theatrical show made of songs, sketches, and dances, often satirizing topical events.
Meanings
- A staged entertainment of short, loosely connected musical numbers, comedy sketches, and dances. The cabaret closed with a glittering revue of song and satire.
Did you know?
- Revue and review are the same French word, 'revue' - English kept the French spelling for the stage show and the anglicized spelling for the critique.
Word origin
From French 'revue', literally 'review' (from 'revoir', to see again); the genre took its name because such shows 'reviewed' the events and fashions of the day.
Remember it
REVUE keeps its French 'UE' tail - the fancy stage cousin of plain 'review'.
A little poem
No plot to hold it, just a string of light:
a song, a joke, a kick - and then goodnight.
couplet
Wordplay
- The critic wrote a glowing review of the revue, then realized he'd reviewed it twice and spelled it both ways.
What it teaches
Some shows need no story; a bright thing, then another, can be its own kind of whole.
Quick facts
What does REVUE mean?
A light theatrical show made of songs, sketches, and dances, often satirizing topical events.
Is REVUE a valid word?
Yes — REVUE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is REVUE?
REVUE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does REVUE come from?
From French 'revue', literally 'review' (from 'revoir', to see again); the genre took its name because such shows 'reviewed' the events and fashions of the day.
What can REVUE teach us?
Some shows need no story; a bright thing, then another, can be its own kind of whole.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.