Conférencier is the proper term for the master of ceremonies appearing in European cabaret. Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring Comedy, Song, Dance, and Theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue &mdash a Restaurant The term appeared in the 1920s and became synonymous with these persona who not only emceed cabarets, but were well known for their political and social commentary. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada They became controversial in the eye of the Nazi regime, who eventually cracked down and banned such commentary, keeping a watchful eye over these conférenciers. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers
Their role was dramaticized in the well-known musical Cabaret, by composers Kander and Ebb. Cabaret is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. However, their role in the art of the Weimar Republic and elsewhere in Europe during the inter-war period should not be underestimated. The term Weimar Republic ( ˈvaɪmarɐ repuˈbliːk is used by historians to signify the democratic and Republican period of Germany from 1919 to 1933