INTERLUDES
\ˈɪntəlˌuːdz], \ˈɪntəlˌuːdz], \ˈɪ_n_t_ə_l_ˌuː_d_z]\
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[L.] Grotesque, merry performances, which, arising out of the Moralities (a.v.), made an approach towards the regular drama; held during the Reformation controversy in England; each side ridiculing the other ; well-known persons, events, corruptions, being ridiculed on the stage.
By Henry Percy Smith