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or between the play and the afterpiece, to relieve the tedium of waiting. Dreams are but interludes, which fancy makes When monarch reason sleeps. Dryden.

Inserted in the manner of an interlude; having or containing interludes.

An actor who performs in an interlude. B. Jonson.

A secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask. [Written also anue.] Bacon.

An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing.

A poem set to music; a musical composition comprising choruses, solos, interludes, etc., arranged in a somewhat dramatic manner; originally, a composition for a single noise, consisting of both recitative and melody.

inary transactions, which occupy the mind during sleep; a sleeping vision. Dreams are but interludes which fancy makes. Dryden. I had a dream which was not all a dream. Byron.

A dance, piece of music, or interlude, performed between two acts of a drama.

A short act or piece between others, as in a play; an interlude; hence, intermediate employment or time. Chesterfield.

Something done in the meantime; interlude. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

ort musical dramatic piece, of a light and pleasing, sometimes a burlesque, character; an interlude introduced between the acts of a play or an opera.

An interlude; an intermede. See Intermede.

A mask; a pageant; an interlude. [Obs.] Nares. He promised us, in honor of our guest, To grace our banquet with some pompous jest. Kyd.

ative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes, together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a lyric drama.

short intermediate symphony, or instrumental passage, in the course of a vocal piece; an interlude.

tal passage at the beginning or end, or in the course of, a vocal composition; a prelude, interlude, or postude; a ritornello.