The vaudeville genre relied on a particular musical practice that made conscious use of well-known melodies that were suitable to establish period and local color and to facilitate the audience's understanding of the extensive mime.
Den vaudeville genre påberåbt sig en bestemt musikalsk praksis, der gjorde bevidst brug af kendte melodier, der var egnet til at etablere periode, og lokale farve og for at lette publikums forståelse af den omfattende mime.