music hall

noun

1. an auditorium for concerts and musical entertainments.
2. a vaudeville or variety theater.

music hall

noun

1. 1. a variety entertainment consisting of songs, comic turns, etc US and Canadian namevaudeville
   2. ( as modifier )

      a music-hall song

2. a theatre at which such entertainments are staged

Word History and Origins

Origin of music hall¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Since it opened in 1888, the building has been used as a music hall, bingo hall and, most recently, a nightclub.

From BBC

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

Meow Meow, the performer on the night I went, is an absolute jewel of her art form, funny and clever, acerbic and vulnerable, beloved of music halls and symphony halls alike.

From Seattle Times

The lack of subversion extends to the score, a bland assemblage of British music hall pastiche that stretches its comedic wings most confidently toward double entendre.

From Seattle Times

He said his lifelong love affair with theatre stemmed in part from seeing his sister being sawn in half as a conjuror's assistant at a local music hall.

From BBC

Related Words

• auditorium
• ballroom
• concert hall
• dance hall
• opera house