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Folies-Bergere(encyclopedia)
bergere(dictionary)
testimony(dictionary)
Testimony(law)
testimony(2)(dictionary)
testimony(1)(dictionary)
PERPETUATING TESTIMONY(law)
TESTIMONY, evidence(law)
expert testimony(medicine)

testimony(2) (iou) and Folies-Bergere (sh)


testimony(2) (iou)



testimony verb. ME.
[Old Northern French testimoiner from medieval Latin testimoniare, formed as TESTIMONY noun.]
verb trans.
a. Bear witness or testify to. Only in ME.
b. Test or prove by evidence. rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.
verb intrans. Bear witness (to). Long rare. LME.

Folies-Bergere (sh)




Music hall and variety theatre in Paris.

It opened in 1869 and soon became a major Music hall, presenting operettas and pantomimes. By the 1890s its repertory also included vaudeville sketches, acrobats, ballets, and magicians. After the vogue of nudity appeared in Parisian Music halls (1894), the Folies produced sensational displays of women in scanty but opulent costumes that soon overshadowed its Other performances. Under the Management of Paul Derval (1918-66), the Folies achieved an international reputation and became one of Paris's major tourist attractions. Each show requires about 10 months of preparation, 40 sets, and 1,000 costumes.