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Music hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment that was popular from the early Victorian era circa 1850 and lasting until 1960. It involved a mixture of popular songs, comedy, speciality acts and variety entertainment. The term is derived from a type of theatre or venue in which such entertainment took place. British music hall was similar to American vaudeville, featuring rousing songs and comic acts, while in the United Kingdom the term "vaudeville"' referred to more working-class types of entertainment that would have been termed "burlesque" in America.
Originating in saloon bars within public houses during the 1830s, music hall entertainment became increasingly popular with audiences, so much so, that during the 1850s, the public houses were demolished and specialized music hall theatres developed in their place. These theatres were designed chiefly so people could consume food and alcohol and smoke tobacco in the auditorium while the entertainment took place. This differed somewhat from the conventional type of theatre, which until then seated the audience in stalls with a separate bar-room. Major music halls, were based around London and included Early music halls like the Canterbury Music Hall in Lambeth, Wilton's Music Hall in Tower Hamlets and The Middlesex, in Drury Lane, otherwise known as the Old Mo.
The Chehade Brothers at MusicHall
LEBANESE OLDIES - MUSIC HALL BEIRUT - DEC 2014
Musical Contexts - The Story of Music Hall Part 1 of 6
Rawad at MusicHall
Music Hall: Bilal - Te3la W Tet3ammar
MusicHall Dubai - The official trailer.
MUSIC HALL .BILAL CONCERT JIB EL MEJWEZ
Beryl Reid - Old Time Music Hall Singalong
PETULA CLARK - Music Hall Medley
Music Hall CanCan
Musical Contexts www,musicalcontexts.co.uk Key Stage 2 Music - Unit 7 - The Victorians The Story of Music Hall - Part 1 of 6 for supporting resources please see: www.musicalcontexts.co.uk/index_files/page0020.htm
Rawad perfromin traditional Lebanese songs at MusicHall, Beirut
MusicHall Dubai - The official trailer.
The wonderful and versatile Beryl Reid doing her Edwardian music hall bit. The songs here are: Fall In And Follow Me The Honeysuckle And The Bee Burlington Bertie From Bow
From Pet's 1977 'Songs of Love' TV special, a tribute to the music hall era of the 1910s, 20s etc. Americans - for music hall read Vaudeville.
This French CanCan comes from a compilation film of Music Hall acts made in the UK in 1943. It has never been sold on DVD or VHS as far as I know and has only been shown on TV once in the last 20 years.
Teatro Music Hall - Πάολα live
Teatro Music Hall - Παντελής Παντελίδης
E14 - ♣The Phantom of the Country Music Hall♣
Concert At Radio City Music Hall Live 2010