burlesque

Badly translated and adapted French operettas and poorly written, prurient Victorian burlesques dominated the London stage.
La scène londonienne était dominée par des opérettes françaises, mal adaptées et mal traduites et par des opéras burlesques victoriens (en) libidineux.
In the 18th century in London, a more sophisticated form of puppet theatre saw this same Punch introduced into ballad-operas, burlesques and satires for a more demanding public in little theatres both permanent and temporary.
Au XVIIIe siècle, à Londres, une forme plus sophistiquée de théâtre de marionnettes faisait intervenir couramment ce même Punch dans des ballad-operas et dans des pièces burlesques ou satiriques devant les publics, plus exigeants, de petits théâtres fixes ou temporaires.
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