follies vs revue

follies and revue both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
follies	Yes	No	No	No
revue	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, revue is a hypernym of follies; that is, revue is a word with a broader meaning than follies:

follies: a revue with elaborate costuming
revue: a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

Other hypernyms of follies include review.

follies (noun)	revue (noun)
a revue with elaborate costuming	a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians