. A stage entertainment, live or televised, of successive separate performances, usually songs, dances, acrobatic feats, dramatic sketches, exhibitions of trained animals, or any specialties. When performed live in a theater, it was often called a vaudeville show, but when television became a dominant form of entertainment live vaudeville performances almost completely ceased. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]
[なかいり, nakairi](n, vs) (1) intermission during a performance (e.g. variety show, play, sumo, etc.); (2) temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance, during which time they change costumes, etc.)[Add to Longdo]