harlequinades in English
noun
1
the section of a traditional pantomime in which Harlequin played a leading role.
At the bottom were the Théâtre de la Gaieté for pantomimes and harlequinades , the Porte-Saint-Martin Theatre for melodramas, and the Théâtre des Variétés for ‘little plays of the bawdy, vulgar or rustic genres'.
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1. HArlequinade (plural hArlequinades) A pantomime-like comedy featuring the harlequin or clown
2. ‘At the bottom were the Théâtre de la Gaieté for pantomimes and hArlequinades, the Porte-Saint-Martin Theatre for melodramas, and the Théâtre des Variétés for ‘little plays of …