- theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians.
- a theatrical piece of light or amusing character, interspersed with songs and dances.
- a satirical cabaret song.
- variety entertainment consisting of short acts such as acrobatic turns, song-and-dance routines, animal acts, etc, popular esp in the early 20th century
- a light or comic theatrical piece interspersed with songs and dances
