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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French police have arrested four people over protests that disrupted a concert by Israel's national orchestra at the Paris Philharmonic music hall, a prosecutor said on Friday.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
They were a big band for a chamber music hall, and one that has a robust bass response.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2023
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has evolved into more of a general music hall of fame in the past 15 years.
From Washington Times • May 4, 2023
When the director Peter Brook brought this dilapidated music hall back to life in the 1970s, he didn’t hide the visible wear and tear on the walls.
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2023
John Gay's Beggar’s Opera was an early example of this, and later the music hall songs of Arthur Lloyd, and Sam Cooke's ‘A Change is Gonna Come’.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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