ABSTRACT
The concept of farce derives from the French farce. The concept contains two different meanings in Danish. First, it relates to a theater genre defined by hilarious mishaps and funny situations. The second meaning is of something happening in the world that one cannot possibly take seriously.1 Vaudeville is a noun that comes from the French vaudeville. The word derives from Old French vaudevire or vau de Vire, the valley of Vire (Normandy), a place well known for its song tradition in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Its lexical meaning in Danish is the same as in French; it denotes a light comedy with inserted songs and musical accompaniments made for dramatic performances.2
