Sentence examples for variety act from inspiring English sources

On his return to Britain, he continued with his solo variety act, while also acting as the head of the cabaret section of ENSA at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, where he clashed regularly with his counterparts running the drama sections, Sir Seymour Hicks and Lilian Braithwaite.

His 2016 show did signal a change – from demented variety act to something closer to standup.

Meanwhile, five brothers from the Ringling family in Wisconsin had set up their own variety act.

He clowned, he rhymed, he sang; a neurotic post-modern variety act for the social media generation.

It is bitterly ironic that, while the others suffered a more protracted fate, the four freed young men went straight into a variety act at Harlem's Apollo Theatre.

He went on to be billed as "the Black Liberace", and become a partner in Harriott and Evans, a successful variety act in the years before the Beatles.

And there were plenty of variety acts, including "Jack's Big Music Show".

A flavour of the Royale's variety acts, in which characters from the Poe episodes make guest appearances.

Later it became one of the greatest variety acts ever and made millions for show producers in subsequent years.

The second annual Amsterdam Burlesque Festival last November divided by styles: classic burlesque, circus sideshow and variety acts.

There are short films of comic sketches, animal acts and dances, and 10 sound recordings of variety acts taken from disks of the Edison Company.