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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His take on “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” is said to include English music hall, light orchestral works and sound effects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
I dashed to the ship’s music hall for the 9:30 word-search challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 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
Once a music hall and auditorium, this towering edifice of brick and stained glass with a monstrous pipe organ and nearly 1,700 seats was red-tagged and razed after the 1971 San Fernando earthquake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2024
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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