Music hall
Overview
Music Hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment
which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to:
Music hall in London had its origins in entertainment provided in the new style saloon bars of public house
s during the 1830s.
Entertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to:
- A particular form of varietyVariety showA variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and speciality acts. British music hall was similar to American vaudevilleVaudevilleVaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...
, 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 burlesqueAmerican burlesqueAmerican Burlesque is a genre of variety show. Derived from elements of Victorian burlesque, music hall and minstrel shows, burlesque shows in America became popular in the 1860s and evolved to feature ribald comedy and female striptease...
in America. - The theatre or other venue in which such entertainment takes place;
- The type of popular music normally associated with such performances.
Music hall in London had its origins in entertainment provided in the new style saloon bars of public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
s during the 1830s.
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