Act
Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.
Emcee
Emcee verb - Act as a master of ceremonies.
Both words in one sentence
- In this cartoon, Yosemite Sam wants to see a high-diving act on the vaudeville stage, but when the diver can't make it, he forces emcee Bugs Bunny to dive instead.
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At the beginning of the second act of Cabaret, the emcee comes into the audience (it helps that the theater is set up like an actual nightclub) to search for a dance partner, often leading to ad-libs, such as "I sense fear here."
Source: Audience Participation - He mocks the emcee during the "No Talking or Phones" Warning and disrupts the show several times with Screwy Squirrel hijinks, culminating in a Disappearing Box act with an audience participant that turns out to be his ploy to woo the man's date while he's locked up.
Source: The Heckler
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