music hall
Americannoun
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an auditorium for concerts and musical entertainments.
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a vaudeville or variety theater.
noun
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US and Canadian name: vaudeville. a variety entertainment consisting of songs, comic turns, etc
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( as modifier )
a music-hall song
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a theatre at which such entertainments are staged
Etymology
Origin of music hall
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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I dashed to the ship’s music hall for the 9:30 word-search challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Gehry wanted to turn BP Hall, where preconcert talks occur, into a small chamber music hall with a suspended balcony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
For Cannes director Thierry Fremaux, the prize recognises Streisand's contribution as the "legendary synthesis between Broadway and Hollywood, between the music hall stage and the big screen".
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
The brand, named "His Master's Voice", was launched English composer Edward Elgar in 1921, selling gramophones, radios and popular music hall recordings.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2024
Where The Beades had plundered music hall, centuries-old Anglo-Celtic folk and the sounds of the 1960s electronic avant- garde, Steve Reich derived his inspirations from African drumming and Balinese gamelan music.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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