music halls
Victorian entertainment venues
Music halls were entertainment venues popular in Britain from the mid-19th to early 20th century, featuring variety acts—singers, comedians, acrobats, and novelty performers.
The term also describes this style of entertainment: old music hall songs, music hall comedy.
American equivalents were called vaudeville theaters.
The format declined with the rise of cinema and radio.
Theatrical variety entertainment
- variety showsMulti-act entertainment programs
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- revueMusical variety entertainment
- minstrelsyArt of traveling performers
chanson · cabaret · operetta · Gilbert and Sullivan · chairman · sing-along · comic songs · sentimental ballads
Raised performance platform
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- concertLive musical performance
- recitalSolo musical performance
- operaTheatrical art combining song
ballet · comedy · showtime · curtain call · encore · intermission · spotlight · playbill
Room for spectators
- balconyRaised exterior platform
- box seatsPartitioned premium spectator areas
- stallsDelays or compartments
- mezzanineIntermediate story between floors
gallery · proscenium · orchestra pit · foyer · facade · tiered seating · parterre · loggia
Collection of people meeting
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
- venuePlace of occurrence
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- cultural exchangeSharing practices between peoples
civic pride · heritage · local talent · socializing · communal singing · night out · public assembly · neighborhood landmark
Prolonged reflected sound
- echoReflected sound wave
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- soundproofingPreventing noise transmission
absorption · damping · fidelity · clarity · timbre · projection · live sound · dead spot
vaudeville
Theatrical variety entertainment
- variety showsMulti-act entertainment programs
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- revueMusical variety entertainment
minstrelsy · chanson · cabaret · operetta · Gilbert and Sullivan · chairman · sing-along · comic songs · sentimental ballads · Moulin Rouge
stage
Raised performance platform
opera · ballet · comedy · showtime · curtain call · encore · intermission · spotlight · playbill · program
auditorium
Room for spectators
- balconyRaised exterior platform
- box seatsPartitioned premium spectator areas
- stallsDelays or compartments
mezzanine · gallery · proscenium · orchestra pit · foyer · facade · tiered seating · parterre · loggia · colonnade
gathering
Collection of people meeting
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
- venuePlace of occurrence
- festivalOrganized public celebration
cultural exchange · civic pride · heritage · local talent · socializing · communal singing · night out · public assembly · neighborhood landmark
reverberation
Prolonged reflected sound
- echoReflected sound wave
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
soundproofing · absorption · damping · fidelity · clarity · timbre · projection · live sound · dead spot · sweet spot
- British Pastimespub quiz, cricket matches, darts, cricket, bowls
- nightlifebars, clubbing, clubs, nightclubs, bar crawl
- old-time entertainmentcircus, theater, opera, ballet, vaudeville
- AppalachiaAppalachian culture, Blue Ridge, Appalachian Trail, Cumberland, Great Smoky Mountains
- Belle EpoqueMoulin Rouge, cancan, can-can, absinthe, Art Nouveau
- French leisurepetanque, boules, cafe culture, bistros, French cafes
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Large sports venues
amphitheaters · outdoor festivals · arena tours · festival grounds · living rooms
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Venues for sung dramatic works
concert halls · legitimate theaters · grand opera · lecture halls · churches
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