Category: Diegetic status of the number

Definition: Mimick of a stage or cinematic number. The character is explicitly imitating. Also: singing or dancing lessons. To be distinguished from the “ambivalent” category.

Example: “Stereophonic Sound” (Silk Stockings) - “These Orchids” (1) (You Were Never Lovelier) (singing telegram, serenade) - “Pick Yourself Up” (Swing Time)