The precursor to the motion picture experience in movie theaters was the American nickelodeon. For the price of a nickel, viewers could watch short vignettes with high entertainment value played back by Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope. The experience of watching these short recorded scenes was similar to the experience of attending a ___________.

Vaudeville peep show is an entertainment and comedy series of acts and drama of the United States where it was displayed in the form of images or pictures which can be seen through a small peep hole.This show was displayed in form of exhibitionism.

According to the question, people watching short duration scenes in form of recorded pictures and screen is almost similar to watching vaudeville peep show.